"Untitled Celebrity Death Pool" is the current working title of the film written by Peter Hoare, where a man tries to win a celebrity death pool by hiring a hit man to kill David Hasselhoff.Ken Jeong has just signed on to star in the comedy. Jeong has been in the movie Hangover, and also had a role in the TV sitcom Community.Hulk Hogan is also going to appear in the movie with David Hasselhoff. Jon Lovitz is rumored to participate. The production companies are hoping for a 2015 release.Variety writes:
Ken Jeong has signed on to star in a comedy for WWE Studios that the company will co-produce with Hyde Park Entertainment. Project also features David Hasselhoff and WWE’s Hulk Hogan.The project, currently being developed under the working title “Untitled Celebrity Death Pool,†will have the thesp portray a struggling nightclub owner who after amassing a large debt from a loan shark, sets out to win a long-running celebrity death pool by attempting to kill Hasselhoff.Hogan will also appear in the film in a cameo, as will Hasselhoff, while other celebs are also expected to make appearances as celebrities with targets on their backs.Jeong is currently lensing “Ride Along 2″ with Ice Cube and Kevin Hart for Universal.“Diary of a Mad Black Womanâ€-helmer Darren Grant will direct the celebrity death pool project from a script by Peter Hoare.Ashok Amritraj’s Hyde Park Entertainment, which has “Life of Crime†upcoming, Image Nation Abu Dhabi and WWE Studios are co-producing the film, with the companies eyeing a 2015 release.
Source: Deadline, Variety