'Sex Tape' fishing lures Segel, Stoller

SegalStollerThe "Failing to remember Sarah Marshall" team of Jason Segel and helmer Nicholas Stoller may reunite for Sony's "Sex Tape," a higher-concept comedy compiled by Kate Angelo that's setup at Escape Artists. Stoller outperform more knowledgeable comedy helmers for example Pete Segal ("Get Wise") and Mark Waters ("Mean Women") for that gig. Stoller will get a deal today, and discussions are required to start shortly, as there's mutual curiosity about the project. Segel can also be likely to recieve an offer to star as 1 / 2 of a youthful, happily husband and wife who obtain a evening removed from their parental responsibilities and choose to boost their existence by looking into making a sex tape. Once they awaken the next morning, they uncover the tape went missing, compelling them to determine who required it and just how to have it back. Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal and Steve Tisch will produce for Escape Artists. Should Stoller and Segel's deals close, the second might be paired and among his previous co-stars, for example Can Be ("The Muppets") or Emily Blunt, who toplines Stoller's approaching Universal comedy "5-Year Engagement" with Segel. Stoller's "Make him the Greek" star Rose Byrne and Jennifer Garner will also be within the mix together with Reese Witherspoon. "Sex Tape" is really a high priority project at The new sony, which compensated low seven figures for Angelo's spec script in June. The new sony executives Andrea Giannetti and Adam Milano will oversee the work for the studio. Segel, who lately starred in Sony's hit comedy "Bad Teacher," next toplines Disney's "The Muppets," that they and Stoller co-authored for director James Bobin. Thesp lately wrapped Judd Apatow's next film as well as stars within the Duplass brothers' comedy "Shaun Who Lives in your own home.Inch Segel is repped by WME and Abrams Entertainment, while UTA reps Stoller. Contact Shaun Sneider at shaun.sneider@variety.com