Mr. Show was one of the great sketch comedy shows — hell, one of the best comedy shows in general — ever aired. So any opportunities to see Bob Odenkirk and David Cross back in action together is a cause for excitement.
“I’m a big fan of Woody Allen’s movies, and it’s kind of it is an homage a bit to Annie Hall, but with a girl as the main character trying to find somebody, and you know it’s different, it’s not a, it’s just I used the tone and structure in a very general way to write this movie, and it’s called Annie Jenkins.â€
Odenkirk’s next directing gig has him behind the camera for Annie Jenkins: A Not Very Romantic Comedy, which currently has Krysten Ritter, Rainn Wilson, Dennis Farina and, yes David Cross, signed on. Here are some details on the script, courtesy of Vulture and the WTF Podcast: