Update: Variety notes that the film is actually titled The Babymakers and it is NOT a Broken Lizard film. Check out the original story below
Broken Lizard, the crude comedy minds behind Super Troopers, are gearing up for their next feature, The Baby Maker, which follows a couple’s desperate attempts to get pregnant. Paul Schneider has already signed on to play the male half of this baby-crazed pair, a man who can’t seem to cut the mustard with his current crop of swimmers, and so enlists his buds to help him hijack some he donated to a sperm bank as a younger (and presumably more virile) man. Now, Variety has revealed that controversial comedienne Olivia Munn has joined the cast as Schneider’s better half.
For those unaware, Munn is a TV talent who worked her way through hosting gigs on G4 before landing a coveted spot on The Daily Show, which drew some ire from detractors who claimed Munn was chosen more for her good looks (and willingness to strip down for the likes of Maxim and Playboy) than for her comedy prowess. Despite all the controversy (or perhaps because of it), she made her way onto the short-lived sitcom Perfect Couples, and now she’s stepping up her game on the big screen. Munn, who previously appeared in Broken Lizard’s The Slammin’ Salmon, is slated to pop up in two films this year, the slacker comedy Freeloaders and the dullsome-looking Sarah Jessica Parker outing I Don’t Know How She Does It, and will be hitting HBO next year in Aaron Sorkin’s More as the Story Develops.
Personally, while I followed the Munn controversy, and enjoyed the 30 Rock episode it inspired, I have a pretty strong sense of ambivalence toward Munn. Comedy is a deeply subjective medium, and hating on the pretty girl is a game most of us learn on the playground. (It’s easy and wickedly fun!) Yes, some of Munn’s attempts at self-promotion are cringe-inducing, but it’s tough out there for a comedienne, so it’s hard to blame someone for workin’ their assets to get work.
What say you? Are you excited to see Munn in The Baby Maker because she’s sexy, funny or both?