And Now A Little Somethin' For The Ladies

[After the success of The Hangover in 2009, the creators of The Bachelorette Party are hoping for the same results. The plot is said to be "a high-school teacher recently left at the altar [who] must now send off her uptight cousin with a huge bachelorette bash."

Anna Faris and Jennifer Garner are rumored to star in the movie already being labeled as "the female Hangover". I'm going to take a wild guess and assume that Jennifer Garner will play the uptight cousin. Does she do anything besides uptight these days?]

I think "uptight" paired with "Garner" is being generous. "Permanent stick up the ass" doesn't even cover it. A few more details from NBC Philadelphia: 

[Faris and Garner are a bizarre duo, as anyone can see. Garner is the sort of safe, nice, friendly blandly gorgeous woman that typically populates just-add-water Hollywood comedies -- 30 Going on 13, The Ghosts of Girlfriends Past -- she lacks a certain edge. Even in films like Juno, she's cast because she is so vanilla. Faris, on the other hand, is the strangely hot girl with a goofy smile you cast when you want to go weird, dark or both -- Observe and Report, for example.

This project, based on the novel of the same name by Karen McCullah Lutz -- who is also writing the script and previously penned Legally Blonde and The Ugly Truth, among others -- has been kicking around for three years without gaining much traction. The success of The Hangover was apparently enough to get it back on track.

Garner and Lutz are less than inspiring, notwithstanding Lutz's Blonde success. But Nicole Kidman was once thinking about starring/producing and Faris' possible involvement gives it hope. Until this thing gets a director, the jury's out on whether it is going to work.]

So, the good news is that my assumptions have been challenged. I was of the mindset that this script was a hastily penned answer to the already established guy's hit. The bad news is that The Ugly Truth (costarring Kathryn Heigl and Gerard Butler) is one of the worst films I've ever seen - and I have a high threshold for pain. Let's hope this Vegas bachelorette party gone awry was penned in Lutz's Legally Blonde days. The ladies deserve to enjoy Sin City.

[Photo Credit: Anna Faris, left. Jennifer Garner, right.]

Editor's Note: I forgot to add that a "female Hangover" already exists! It's called Spring Breakdown and it's frickin' hilarious. Not only that, it's jam-packed with stars. The cast boasts Parker Posey, Amy Poehler, Rachel Dratch, Missi Pyle, Jane Lynch, Amber Tamblyn and Sophie Monk - to name a few. Unfortunately it was released straight to DVD and didn't receive the recognition it deserves. It's available to watch instantly on Netflix. I highly recommend that you check it out!