Zach Braff is Swingle

[dnwilliams]

Scrubs star Zach Braff is in negotiations to rewrite, direct and co-star Paramount's forthcoming comedy Swingles. The story centres around a bachelor, or 'swinging single', who is forced to ally himself with a feisty female in order to hit on women when his previous wingman dumps him.

The film would be Braff's second foray into the world of directing features after the cult hit Garden State. Maybe he'll transform the project because right now it sounds alarmingly less intelligent than the kind of project you'd imagine Braff would be interested in. To begin with there's that horrible title. Swingles. It reeks of tabloid neologisms like tweenager. Then there's the core concept. A 'wingman'? And a feisty female? Your cliche-sense is tingling like crazy, right? It sounds like a Matthew McConaughey movie. In fact, McConaughey probably made it already and no one noticed. Except for your sister, who owns the DVD.

Also set to star is Cameron Diaz, fresh off of her turn in the Ashton Kutcher starring What Happens in Vegas. Why does Diaz do this to herself? She's pretty in demand and she's worked with Scorsese, surely she could diversify her choices? And Zach Braff, we though we knew ye.

Well, at least there's the long-awaited Scrubs movie to enjoy. Oh, wait:



Sources: Variety via EW

[dalmatianjaws]

This makes my soul hurt. I wish I didn't have one.

Despite his indie street cred from Garden State, around Hollywood the word is that he's a bit of a sellout, which is just a rumor but I think it's evident that he's on season 9 of Scrubs when it hasn't been good since season 3 and he said he did it just so he could "get into directing."

[dnwilliams]

does it count as selling out if it's your breakout role? idk. would be a shame if by moving into directing he meant hackwork instead of more personal projects like Garden State though...

[Sheridan Passell]

He should have been Fletch, it would have launched him in the mainstream. Too late now, he's getting older, and his nose is getting bigger.

[dalmatianjaws]

He gets reverse nose jobs.

That movie he did with Jason Bateman was the definition of selling out.

Jason Lee should have been Fletch and missed his chance, then Braff ... who is left?  Shia?

[dnwilliams]

forgot about that jason bateman movie completely...

is fletch a big deal? cos seriously, never heard of it before you brought it up.

[Sheridan Passell]

It was a big deal in the 80s, there were like 4 sequels. It was perhaps Chevy Chase's most iconic role. The movies were all absolutely unfunny shit, but the brand definitely has nostalgic value for people perhaps touching 30.

[T.ROSS]

This makes my soul hurt. I wish I didn't have one.

Despite his indie street cred from Garden State, around Hollywood the word is that he's a bit of a sellout, which is just a rumor but I think it's evident that he's on season 9 of Scrubs when it hasn't been good since season 3 and he said he did it just so he could "get into directing."

Ha ha good one.. Man Zach Braff annoys the crap out of me...