I’ve often thought SNL regular WIll Forte should have done better in the movies by now. It looked like he might hit it big playing the lead in MacGruber, but when that flopped he had to go back to supporting parts. However he’s got A Good Old Fashioned Orgy, Rock Of Ages, Billion Dollar Movie and I Hate You Dad coming up, and now THR reports he’s joined the ever-lengthening cast list of Neigborhood Watch.
Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill, Richard Ayoade and Rosemarie DeWitt are already onboard for the movie, which is about a group of suburban dads who get away from their demanding families by going to a neighborhood watch group. However their exscuse to have a few beers gets subverted when they discover a conspiracy to take over the world. The only info we have on Forte’s character is that he’s called Sergeant Bressman.
We’re certainly going to be seeing a lot more of Forte in the next year or two (and I wouldn’t be surprised if he pops up in 30 Rock again as Jane Krakowski’s lover/impersonator). However, we’ll have to wait ans see if he find true movie fame.
Nieghborhood Watch starts shooting soon with Akiva Schaffer directing.