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“Hangover” star Ken Jeong is set to star in and produce a romantic comedy called “The Chung Factor,” according to Hollywood blog The Wrap.
Lionsgate purchased the rights to the spec script from first-time screenwriter Andy Selsor for an undisclosed amount. Jeong will produce the film along with his manager, Brett Carducci, The Wrap reported.
The movie is about a nice guy who meets the girl of his dreams after being unlucky in love. But because he’s afraid of screwing up the relationship, he takes advice from an offbeat relationship coach, played by Jeong. As it turns out, the coach is actually the woman’s ex-boyfriend and is out to sabotage the relationship and win her back.
The script was originally called “The Ex-Factor and was named one of the best unproduced scripts in 2005 by The Black List, which releases their annual list in December.
Check out the Ken Jeong cover story for the June 2011 issue of KoreAm.
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