Frank Coraci is pretty good at directing average movies. He’s helmed The Waterboy, Click, and Around The World In 80 Days to mediocre perfection. In fact, the only thing he’s ever done that wasn’t positively average is The Wedding Singer, and I only say that because there’s a special place in my heart for Christine Taylor. Thankfully, Coraci is back with a new project that actually has a hysterical premise and with the right cast, could turn out to be a great comedy.
According to Variety, good old Frank has just signed on to helm the New Line comedy Mild Things. The basic story follows a couple who decide to go on a pre-baby bender. Before you send in angry fetal-alcohol hate mail, I should tell you that she’s not pregnant during these shenanigans. She’s just ready to start a family but needs to sew some wild oats first. Watching a bunch of increasingly older schmucks do their best John Belush impressions has untold amounts of potential.
No casting news has been announced yet, but I’d like to throw out Bill Hader’s name. He seems like a nervous potential father who drinks himself into a comma at the thought of being responsible for another soul. No release dates are set, but I’d look for this sometime next year.
