Broken Lizard, the comedy troupe, er troop, grr! behind Super Troopers, Club Dread, Beerfest, and the upcoming Slammin Salmon, are teaming up with Counting Crows lead singer Adam Duritz for their next project, Freeloaders.

Story revolves around five guys and a girl who live in the lap of luxury in a rock star’s mansion. But their sweet situation is threatened when the rock star decides to sell the home.

Dan Rosen wrote the screenplay with the Gigolo Aunts lead singer Dave Gibbs. Rosen is attached to direct, while Duritz is producing. [Variety]

I hope Adam Duritz plays a freeloader, because no one likes white guys with dreadlocks.  When you’re white, having dreadlocks can either mean “I’m crazy and homeless” or “I’m rich and I hate my parents,” and in either case I translate it to “Don’t hang out with me.”

The boys from Broken Lizard (Super Troopers, Club Dread, Beerfest) will be shooting their latest opus, Slammin’ Salmon, in January.  Say what you will about Club Dread (which I didn’t like, but respected for seeming like it was just an excuse to go to Hawaii and party with naked chicks) or Beerfest (which was barely a movie), but Broken Lizard’s peak was definitely the first scene of Super Troopers.

Kevin Heffernan will direct and co-star along with Broken Lizard members Jay Chandrasekhar, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter and Erik Stolhanske. Story, to be penned by the troupe, revolves around a restaurant owner and former heavyweight champ who pits his wait staff against each other in a "Glengarry Glen Ross"-like competish. [Variety]

"Competish"?  Did Carrie Bradshaw start writing for Variety? 

Rejected titles include Awesome Possum, Funky Monkey, Polygamous Pigeon, Punk Rock Macauque, and Salamander Who Got AIDS From a Hooker.