A few months ago, we reported on the happy news that funny men Danny McBride and Aziz Ansari, who are working together on 30 Minutes or Less, had come up with another comedy concept and were planning it as a future film. And now we have a title:Olympic-Sized A**hole.
At least, that’s what McBride told MTV on the set of 30 Minutes recently.
As to the plot? According to the actor, the story finds a pair of friends who are devastated to learn that an Olympic athlete has returned to their hometown (where he also grew up) and slept with both their girlfriends. So, in McBride’s words, “We go on this mission to destroy his Olympic life." We’re already giggling at the concept of McBride and Ansari as a vengeful comedy duo.
The idea originated with Ansari and 30 Rock sitcom writer Matt Hubbard, and now the script is being written is being written by Harris Wittels, who sounds like he should be a corrupt businessman in a Western frontier town, but is actually one of the writing team on Parks and Recreation.
McBride is developing the film with his Rough House company, which he runs with writer/director/friends David Gordon Green and he’s sincerely hoping he can keep the title intact for the movie’s eventual release. Have to say we doubt that whichever studio picks it up will agree, but it’s certainly memorable…