Todd Phillips and Joel Silver are teaming up with Warner Bros to produce an uncharacteristically low-budget raunch-comedy with British commercial director Nima Nourizadeh making his feature directing debut. While Joel Silver will be the checkbook toting executive producer, Todd Phillips (Due Date, The Hangover, Old School) will be producing as well but will be a constant set presence and the creative driving force of the project.
Any specifics about Project X, as is the current working title of the project, are being kept under very determined lock and key with no hints as to the story or cast other than it will be a high concept comedy with a hard R-rating and will use absolute unknowns to supply the cast. Furthermore, pledging to use unknowns for the project would be an understatement of the intent of Phillips and Silver. The project will be conducting a large scale nation-wide talent search and they are committed to every actor cast in the film to have never been cast in a film before. Not only industry unknowns, but first time screen presence for every single role. This factor is probably what enables this large studio film to be produced for as low a budget as $12 Million.
Deadline Hollywood is reporting that Project X will begin production June 14th in Los Angeles after Phillips wraps post-production on Due Date, his upcoming comedy staring Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis, and before he begins pre-production on the Hangover 2.
A release date for Project X has not been decided yet.
Source: Deadline Hollywood