From the writers of The Hangover, Jon Lucas & Scott Moore, and the director of Wedding Crashers, David Dobkin, comes a new comedy titled The Change-Up. The new trailer via JoBlo is a bit scattered and predictable, but I laughed quite a few times. I’ve always found Jason Bateman and Ryan Reynolds funny, with Just Friends being a nice surprise of the latter’s talents. It will also be nice to see him in another role this summer besides The Green Lantern. The comedy also stars Leslie Mann, Olivia Wilde and Alan Arkin. Check out the trailer below.
Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman star in The Change-Up, from director David Dobkin (Wedding Crashers), writers Jon Lucas & Scott Moore (The Hangover) and producer Neal Moritz (Fast & Furious, Click). The R-rated comedy takes the traditional body-switching movie, ties it up tightly and throws it off a cliff.
Growing up together, Mitch (Reynolds) and Dave (Bateman) were inseparable best friends, but as the years have passed they’ve slowly drifted apart. While Dave is an overworked lawyer, husband and father of three, Mitch has remained a single, quasi-employed man-child who has never met a responsibility he liked. To Mitch, Dave has it all: beautiful wife Jamie (Leslie Mann), kids who adore him and a high-paying job at a prestigious law firm. To Dave, living Mitch’s stress free life without obligation or consequence would be a dream come true.
Following a drunken night out together, Mitch and Dave’s worlds are turned upside down when they wake up in each other’s bodies and proceed to freak the &*#@ out.
Despite the freedom from their normal routines and habits, the guys soon discover that each other’s lives are nowhere near as rosy as they once seemed. Further complicating matters are Dave’s sexy legal associate, Sabrina (Olivia Wilde), and Mitch’s estranged father (Alan Arkin). With time not on their side, Mitch and Dave comically struggle to avoid completely destroying each other’s lives before they can find a way to get their old ones back.
The Change-Up hits theaters August 5th, 2011.
What do you think of the trailer? Do you think it will be one of the better comedies this summer?