Yesterday we brought you word that Domhnall Gleeson (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) has been cast as National Lampoon co-founder Henry Beard in Netflix’s A Futile and Stupid Gesture, and now THR is reporting that Joel McHale is in final talks to portray his Community co-star Chevy Chase.
A Futile and Stupid Gesture will tell the tragic story of National Lampoon co-founder Douglas Kenney (Will Forte), who produced and co-wrote Chaddyshack, an early hit for his close friend Chase, before his death under mysterious circumstances in 1980.
Production on A Futile and Stupid Gesture is set to get underway this month, with David Wain (Wet Hot American Summer) directing.
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Originally published April 6, 2016. Updated April 15, 2018.
