Two of This Summer's Comedy Standouts Will Collaborate in 'ID Theft'

Emmy nominated actress Melissa McCarthy made a name for herself in the movie biz earlier this summer with an unforgettable performance in Bridesmaids.  Everyone knows Jason Bateman, as he headlined not one but two comedies (Horrible Bosses, The Change-Up) over the summer.  

Apparently, Bateman has enough star power and sway that he recently convinced the writers for his next movie, ID Theft to re-write the script specifically to allow McCarthy to join the project, according to Deadline.  Bateman also benefitted from being one of the producers, along with Scott Stuber for the comedy.

Bateman will play a victim of ID Theft, as the title suggests, while McCarthy's role will have her as the mastermind responsible for the theft.  The re-write comes into play as the thief role was originally written for a man.  Bringing McCarthy into co-star was clearly a no-brainer and kudos to Mr. Bateman for getting it done.

The increasingly popular actress also has upcoming parts in a reunion of sorts with Bridemaids director Paul Feig and co-star Jon Hamm for a new romantic comedy and in Judd Apatow's Knocked Up spin-off, This Is Forty.