Rainn Wilson, Ellen Page, and Liv Tyler are set to star in
Super, a comedy that takes aim at the superhero genre. James Gunn wrote and will direct with production set for December 2009.
Wilson, who last worked with Page in the movie
Juno, plays an average guy who takes on the pseudo-superhero alter ego of the
Crimson Bolt, after watching his wife (Tyler) fall under the spell of a charming drug dealer. Lacking super powers, he compensates by swinging a trusty wrench.
Gunn scripted
Dawn of the Dead and both
Scooby-Doo movies and he also made his feature directing debut with the 2006 comic horror film
Slither.
LEEE777 says: Cool, sounds like
Mystery Men and
My Super Ex-Girlfriend kind of feel to it but not "Superhero Movie" feel, thank god. Hey, Liv Tyler's going to be in it, it's going to be good! ; )