Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman is attached to star in a new untitled comedy, according to “The Hollywood Reporter.”

Warner Bros. recently picked up the script, written by Josh Cragan (Bandslam) and Greg Coolidge (Employee of the Month), and it has Peter Segal interested in helming the project.  Segal has previously directed such comedies as Tommy Boy and Get Smart.

“The script, which had a working title of ‘Dirty Old Men,’ revolves around an aging playboy who finally meets the love of his life and his best friend and wingman for the past 40 years (Freeman) who does everything to break up the new couple. The tone is described as similar to ‘Wedding Crashers’ and ‘The 40-Year-Old Virgin’…The studio would love to have Jack Nicholson reteam with Freeman on the film; the pair starred in Warners’ 2007 hit comedy ‘The Bucket List.’ Nicholson is not attached to the project but is aware of it.”

I’ve always liked Morgan Freeman and have enjoyed many of his movies (Se7en, Million Dollar Baby, etc.), but I have to admit this new comedy doesn’t appeal to me at all. Plus, director Segal hasn’t had many winners either, like Tommy Boy and The Longest Yard.  I’ll give Freeman credit for doing another comedy like The Bucket List, but the story idea sounds corny to me.  In the meantime, I can’t wait to see Freeman in Clint Eastwood’s new project, Invictus.