Since his success in Talladega Nights, John C Reilly has clearly gotten the taste for broader comedy.
Not only will be reunite with Will Ferrell and director Adam McKay for their next collaboration, Step Brothers, but he’s also planning to star in Walk Hard.
It’s a comedy biopic that apes the style of Ray and Walk The Line, featuring the crazed life and times of fake muso Dewey Cox (Reilly). Jake Kasdan and Talladega Producer Judd Apatow are writing the script – so you know it should be comedy gold – and Kasdan will call the shots next year.
"It's an idea Jake had after seeing one too many musical biopics and feeling it was time to have some fun with that," Reilly told Variety. "My character is an amalgamation of a number of classic musician stories, tales of excess, highs and lows and bad behaviour."