WATCH will reteam Stiller and Vaughn who previously starred together in DODGEBALL, STARSKY & HUTCH and to a limited extent, ANCHORMAN. The story follows a group of bored suburban dads who form a neighborhood watch after a crime wave hits their streets. They get more than they bargained for when they track down the culprit – aliens from outer space.
Everything to this point has me very excited for this movie, most especially a return to directing for Schaffer who’s made a name for himself as 1/3 of The Lonely Island and directing the Digital Shorts on “SNL.” But there is one thing that gives me pause: the film is being produced by Shawn Levy.
Levy is the director of both NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM films, DATE NIGHT and THE PINK PANTHER. He has a knack for taking incredibly funny actors (Stiller, Steve Carell, Steve Martin) and directing them in incredibly unfunny movies. Will he be the mush that brings bad mojo to NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH?