This announcement comes 12 days into a work stoppage that brought TV and movie productions to a halt.
Mewes plays a supporting role.
Naturally, his obnoxious yet clever ploys lead to a surprising result.

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Heigl starred in last summers Judd Apatow hitKnocked Upand will next be seen in27 Dressesfor Fox 2000.
Luketics next film,21, is being distributed by Sony.
His previous movies includeMonster-in-LawandWin a Date With Ted Hamilton!.
First up isAlice, based on the Lewis Carroll story, which will combine performance-capture imagery with live-action footage.
Production is set to begin early next year and wrap by May.
Production could start as soon as Dec. 3 or Dec. 10, according to the trade pub.
All the major late night shows have been dark since the WGA strike began on Nov. 5.
The WGA raked Ellen DeGeneres over the coals after she continued taping her show through the strike.
Mos Def recently appeared on the track Drunk and Hot Girls from Wests new Def Jam album,Graduation.
Hahn will play the only woman on his mercenary sales team.
Filming is scheduled to begin in December.
Production onTwilightis slated to start in February.
Stewart is currently shootingAdventurelandopposite Ryan Reynolds and Jesse Eisenberg for director Greg Mottola.
The early release was attributed to overcrowding.
The couple is not engaged and has no known plans to marry.
I felt like girls today need to see a normal body.