Underrated comedy star Adam Scott has joined the cast of Jesse Peretz’s promising indie comedy “My Idiot Brother,” starring Paul Rudd in the titular role.
The actor also joins the recently announced quartet of actresses — Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel, Rashida Jones and Emily Mortimer — and will play a neighbor of Rudd’s protagonist, an idealist who crashes at the homes of his three ambitious sisters and brings truth, happiness and a sunny disposition into their lives while also wreaking havoc.
After an already burgeoning career with an eclectic bunch of roles in films such as “Knocked Up” and “Step Brothers,” Scott has since come into his own leading the Rudd-produced Starz comedy series “Party Down” which no doubt led to his recent casting on NBC’s popular series “Parks And Recreation.” It’s great to see him now getting the silver screen attention he deserves, even if Rudd probably gave Peretz and company a massive shove Scott’s way.
Lensing on “My Idiot Brother” will begin next month in New York from a screenplay by David Schisgall and Vanity Fair writer Evgenia Peretz with Anthony Bregman, Peter Saraf and Marc Turtletaub producing.
