Jason Bateman & Melissa McCarthy Team For Universal Comedy 'ID Theft'

BREAKING: Jason Bateman is mounted on star with Bridesmaids' Melissa McCarthy within the Universal comedy ID Thievery. Bateman is creating the comedy with Scott Stuber. Script's through the Quest for Happyness scribe Steve Conrad with Craig Mazin spinning. The premise was initially for any guy who will get his identity stolen by another guy, also it was written for Bateman and the other actor. That transformed after Bateman saw McCarthy's scene stealing role within the summer time hit Universal comedyBridesmaids and that he pressed on her to become the identity crook. This really is intended to be McCarthy's first film when Mike & Molly continues hiatus, shooting in April 2012. Bateman is becoming an progressively hands on producer, most lately establishing a film deal for less than the Banner Of Paradise, the drama in line with the Jon Krakauer non fiction book that got setup at Warner Bros, with Ron Howard pointing and Dustin Lance Black writing. Bateman is creating the John Grazer, Shannon Costello and Stephanie Davis.