Former "Saturday Night Live" star Molly Shannon is in final negotiations to topline the comedy "Year of the Dog" for Paramount's new specialty division says The Hollywood Reporter.
The film marks the directorial debut of writer Mike White ("School of Rock," "The Good Girl", "Nacho Libre") who is Jack Black's partner in Black and White Prods., and wrote the screenplay for "Dog" with Shannon in mind. The two met on the short-lived Fox TV series "Cracking Up," which Shannon starred in and White created.
The story centers on Peggy, a happy-go-lucky secretary who lives alone with her beloved dog Pencil. But when Pencil unexpectedly dies, Peggy embarks on a journey of transformation.
