Universal, MPCA getting into comedy mode

Universal, MPCA getting into comedy mode

MUMBAI: Universal and Motion Picture Corporation of America have partnered with Broken Lizard on Rogue Scholars and also an untitled project from the same comedy group.

Universal will co-finance both the projects through its studio feature film investment fund.

Rogue is being developed as a college comedy revolving around five unruly professors played by the members of Broken Lizard -- Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter and Erik Stolhanske. The group also handles writing chores for their films.

Details of the second project are being kept under wraps sine both are in the script stage. The films will be produced by Brad Krevoy, Mike Callaghan and Reuben Liber of MPCA with Richard Perello of Broken Lizard Industries.

Universal‘s Tracy Falco and Kiska Higgs will oversee the projects for the studio while Callaghan will oversee for MPCA.