Although I have to seriously hope that by the time it comes to cinemas it has a title slightly less dumb and generic than Undercover Cop, Dreamworks is currently developing a movie by that name, and THR reports that they’ve now attached Jason Segel to star.
One thing the title does have going for it, is that it does sound rather 1980s, which is when the film is set. Not too much is known about the actual plot, other than it’s loosely based ‘on the true story of a former cop that infiltrated the New Jersey criminal underworld in the era of feathered hair, zipper jackets and Born in the U.S.A.’
Jason Micallef is writing the script, with Steven Zaillian attached to produce.
Segel in an 80s style cop comedy does sound like a really good fit, but let’s hope they change the title.