DreamWorks is pushing forward quickly on its effort to remake French-Canadian comedy hit Starbuck. Vince Vaughn is now in negotiations to take the lead. And no, it's nothing to do with Battlestar Galactica. Or coffee.
If he signs, he’ll handle the role of a lazy, middle-aged man whose life is thrown into turmoil when he learns that his youthful sperm donations have resulted in 533 children. And now 142 of them (at least, that’s the number in the original) have filed a class action lawsuit demanding to know the identity of their biological pop, referred to in fertility treatment documents as Starbuck.
With the pressure mounting, our hero will have to decide whether he’ll stay anonymous or face up to the responsibility of his multiple children.
Ken Scott, who co-wrote and directed the award-winning original, is on board to repeat the duty for the American version.
Vaughn has a few films on the way, including gambling comedy Lay The Favourite and T****he Watch**, which arrives on August 29. He’s also setting up a reunion with Wedding Crashers co-star Owen Wilson for Interns and is developing a film adaptation of The Rockford Files.