Ed Helms could head TRUE NORTH for Warner Bros.

Warner Bros. is developing a comedy-drama for Ed Helms called True North, Variety reports. The project is being produced by Imagine Entertainment's Brian Grazer. The studio picked up the pitch from Rob Pearlstein, and focuses on "a selfish talk-show host whose plane crashes, putting him into a two-year coma. When he awakens, he finds that his appearance has been surgically altered and then tries to track down his family to reconnect with his former life."

Helms stars on The Office, and appeared in both the Hangover films. He also starred in Cedar Rapids, which just was released on DVD/Blu-ray. In 2009 he  set up a comedy at Warners in which he would portray "a Civil War re-enactor accidentally transported back in time." Pearlstein is best known for his work on Medium and The Inside. He directed a short film called Our Time is Up, which was nominated for an Academy Award.

I love Helms on The Office and hope he gets hired as the new boss to replace Steve Carell. I am interested in seeing Cedar Rapids, which I heard is good. This sounds like a cool project for him to take on. We will keep you posted on this story as it develops. What are your thoughts?