Sean Astin, Celia Weston and Sara Foster will join Michael Vartan and David Cross in “Demoted” which was talked about on the live UnCut show the other day when the writers Dan Callahan and Adam Ellison made an appearance.
The film centers on two tire salesmen (Astin, Vartan) who delight in playing cruel pranks on their co-worker (Cross). When the victim unexpectedly becomes their boss, he places the humiliated duo in secretarial jobs.
Foster will play the wife of Astin’s character, who’s tricked into believing he was promoted. Weston will play the head secretary, who inspires the best friends to plot their revenge.
The underdog buddy movie comedy has always been popular. Everyone has had a boss they dislike and wished they could exact their revenge. Its easy to relate to.
Its also easy to find comedy in these situations. A congratulatory fist pump for every punctuated prank is so satisfying. And eventually an underlying “what goes around – comes around” lesson will be learned and many laughs along the way.
I met Astin this past weekend at Fan Expo and in my brief encounter he seemed incredibly down to earth and a guy who likes to laugh. While everyone else was all dolled up to look pretty for the fans, Astin was wearing a TShirt and backwards ballcap.
I look forward to seeing him in this.
