It’s been a while since Steve Martin has dipped a toe into the waters of family comedy – we’re not counting **The Big Year – but while DreamWorks Animation has him set for voice duties in next year’s Home, Disney wants him back in front of the camera for.
The Mouse House is developing the comedy based on a draft by Gave Sachs and Jeff Judah, which was recently re-written by Martin and Stu Zicherman.
Martin is now close to a deal to star as a straight-laced banker who returns to the magic summer camp he attended as a shy child. This time, he’s a counsellor who decides he’s going to make the current attendees’ lives that much better while keeping one eye on winning the Golden Wand competition. It’s up the actor’s alley, since he had a job working in Disneyland’s Magic Shop as a youngster, and mixed magic with comedy in his early days as a stand-up.
The next step for the film will be to find a director to bring it to life. Home, meanwhile, in which Martin plays the egotistical captain of a race of aliens who decide to conquer Earth, is set for release in the UK on March 20 next year.