Good news - it would seem that Robert Downey Jr is going to get the chance to flex his comedy chops again. (Mix metaphors, much?)
Downey Jr has just started filming on the new Todd Phillips project, Due Date.
Phillips (who directed Old School and The Hangover) signed Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis to star as "two unlikely companions who are thrown together on a road trip that turns out to be as life-changing as it is outrageous". Also cast in the film are Michelle Monaghan (Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang) and Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx, who recently starred alongside Downey in The Soloist.
According to the press release, Downey plays Peter Highman, an expectant first-time father whose wife’s due date is a mere five days away.
As Peter hurries to catch a flight home from Atlanta to be at her side for the birth, his best intentions go completely awry when a chance encounter with aspiring actor Ethan Tremblay (Galifianakis) forces Peter to hitch a ride with Ethan—on what turns out to be a cross-country road trip that will ultimately destroy several cars, numerous friendships and Peter’s last nerve.
Due Date is currently scheduled for a late 2010 release.