Children's book series Captain Underpants is being adapted for the big screen with Kevin Hart, Ed Helms, and more to provide vocals.
Kevin Hart is already having a great 2014. After his hit comedy Ride Along rode over the blockbuster competition this weekend, his February laugher About Last Night has scared off competition like Vampire Academy from the Valentine’s Day weekend arena. And now he gets to be the star of his very own animated superhero film, Captain Underpants.
Based on the bestselling Captain Underpantsbook series (10 entries since 1997 have sold over 70 million copies worldwide), the animated film will unite Ed Helms, Nick Kroll, Jordan Peele, and Thomas Middleditch for a new vocal adventure from DreamWorks Animation, the studio (now partnered with 20th Century Fox) behind Shrek and fellow superhero comedy Megamind.
The movie is to be directed by Rob Letterman (Monsters vs. Aliens) from a script by The Muppets’ Nick Stoller. In the film, Hart and Middleitch will voice a pair of nefarious fourth graders who love playing pranks and writing their own comic book, “Captain Underpants.” However, when shenanigans arise following the meddling of a crazed school principal (Helms), things get a little bit super.
SOURCE: TheWrap