Chris Rock Teams With Scott Rudin on Third Feature Film

Deadline reports that Chris Rock has teamed up with Scott Rudin and Barry Diller on his next film endeavor. The actor wrote and will direct and star in the yet to be titled project shooting in New York this June.

According to the report, the film is described as an "edgy showbiz-themed comedy with romance." Rock previously worked with Rudin on his Broadway debut, 'The Motherfer With the Hat.' This will be The First Time the duo has collaborated on the big screen.

Rock's previous director credits include the films Head of State and I Think I Love My Wife, which he also wrote and starred in. He is also producing documentaries, and appearing in comedy tours across the country. He will next be seen opposite Adam Sandler in the sequel, Grown Ups 2.

Rock's 1997 stand-up Chris Rock: Bring the Pain won two Emmys for Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program/Special and his 2000 album Chris Rock: Bigger & Blacker won a Grammy for Best Spoken Comedy Album with the subsequent HBO performance winning an American Comedy Award for Funniest Male Performer in a TV Special. In 2005 Rock hosted the 77th Academy Awards.

Chris Rock has also compiled a notable film and TV career, starting in the late 1980's when he had a small role in Beverly Hills Cop II. This role was the beginning of a long career on the big and small screen. Rock has had roles in movies such as: New Jack City, Dr. Dolittle, Lethal Weapon 4, Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, and Madagascar. He also directed, wrote and stared in the films Head of State and I Think I Love My Wife. As for television, aside from his own show Everybody Hates Chris, Rock has been in Miami Vice, Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Martin, Homicide: Life on the Street, and King of the Hill. He was also part of the cast of Saturday Night Live considered the "bad boys of SNL" which included Adam Sandler, David Spade, and Chris Farley.

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