William H. Macy has signed on to star opposite Lisa Kudrow in romantic comedy "The Deal" based on the novel by Peter Lefcourt says Production Weekly.
The story revolves around a suicidal movie producer (Macy) who, while down in the dumps, attempts to throw together a big-budget biopic on the life of Benjamin Disraeli, starring a popular African-American action star.
When the lead actor is abducted and the production falls into chaos, this doomed producer teams up with a "beleaguered creative head" to "concoct a radical new scheme to make their own picture on their own terms -- a bootleg production that could win them an Oscar -- or a prison term."
Filming begins this October in Bucharest, and will be directed by Steven Schacter.
