Hot off his role in current box office champOcean’s 8, late night hostJames Cordenis signing on to joinMelissa McCarthyin New Line’s action-comedySuper Intelligence, Collider has confirmed.
Ben Falcone, McCarthy’s husband and longtime collaborator, is directing from a script bySteve Mallory. McCarthy and Falcone will also produce through their company On the Day. Production will start this summer, and Warner Bros. will release the film next year on Christmas Day.
McCarthy will play a former corporate executive whose life is turned upside down when she’s selected for observation by the world’s first super-intelligence — an artificial intelligence that may or may not take over the world. Corden will provide the voice of the artificial intelligence.
Falcone and McCarthy are coming off of the New Line comedyLife of the Party, which has grossed more than $50 million at the domestic box office since opening in May. Their next film is slated to open against a pair of animated movies, including Fox’sCall of the Wild. And speaking of animated movies, Corden lends his voice to a pair of upcoming pics –SmallfootandTrolls 2, which come on the heels ofPeter Rabbit,The Emoji Movieand the firstTrollsmovie.
It’s nice to see Corden sign on for a new live-action movie, as he was a pleasant (albeit too-late-in-the-game) surprise inOcean’s 8. Many of his late night show’s segments go viral, and people really seem to like Corden, who is clearly talented. His pairing with McCarthy certainly seems encouraging.
Corden continues to hostThe Late Late Showfor CBS as well as the popular seriesCarpool Karaoke. He’s represented by CAA and United Agents, andVarietybroke the news of his casting.
Super Intelligencewill arrive three months after New Line releases McCarthy’s crime dramaThe Kitchen, which pairs the actress withTiffany HaddishandElisabeth Moss. That film recently started production and is scheduled to hit theaters on Sept. 20, 2019.
