Giovanni Ribisi has joined the cast of director Seth MacFarlane's Ted, the Family Guy creator's first foray into live action feature films. Variety also reports that the previously mentioned Mark Wahlberg and Mila Kunis are in final negotiations to star in the upcoming comedy.
The plot revolves around an average Boston guy (Wahlberg) who when he was young was granted his dearest wish, that his teddy bear would come to life. Year later the teddy is still his best friend, but the relationship has become strained as rather than being a sweet and nice Care Bears type creature, Ted is a carousing, irresponsible, womanising, pot-smoking slacker, who is getting in the way of his buddy committing to adulthood and the girl he loves (Kunis).
Ribisi will play a character named Donny, a man obsessed with the the cursing, crass teddy bear.
Scott Stuber will produce through Stuber Pictures alongside Seth MacFarlane and John Jacobs. The script was written by Seth MacFarlane with his Family Guy cohorts, Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild.