Paul Rudd’s looking shaggy in these first images from My Idiot Brother

You gotta love Paul Rudd. The guy can make the most simple straight-laced types hilarious, and is possibly even better when playing guys that are just off the wall. Will he be more of the latter in the upcoming comedy MY IDIOT BROTHER? Judging from these new Dude-esque images that have just been released, I’d say probably.

The film – directed by Jesse Peretz (“Important Things With Demetri Martin”, THE CHATEAU) with a script from Evgenia Peretz and David Schisgall – also stars Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel, Rashida Jones, T.J. Miller, Hugh Dancy, Adam Scott, and Steve Coogan. It will be premiering next month at Sundance.

Synopsis: Despite looking for the good in every situation and the best in every person, Ned always seems to find himself holding the short end of the stick—being conned into selling pot to a uniformed cop, being dumped by his girlfriend, and worse yet, losing custody of his beloved dog, Willie Nelson. When he turns to family, he is passed from sister to sister while he gets back on his feet. Ned’s best intentions produce hilariously disastrous results, bringing the family to the cusp of chaos and ultimately the brink of clarity.