Paramount Pictures nabs Justin Malen's BASTARDS R-rated spec script

Paramount Pictures has teamed with Montecito Pictures to buy the rights to Justin Malen's spec script Bastards. The film is an R-rated comedy about "the promiscuous misbehavior by high profile figures like Arnold Schwarzenegger, John Edward and Congressman Anthony Weiner." Things have been going well for this type of film since both Bridesmaids and The Hangover Part II have had success at the box office.

The story follows "two brothers are raised to believe their father died when they were young. They discover that's a lie and their mother confesses she was a wild child in the 70s who bedded many powerful people she met at Studio 54, including politicians, athletes and movie stars. The siblings venture out on a road trip to find their real father."

The project sold only 24 hours after being put on the market by Malen's reps at Verve and H2F Management. This is the second recent script he's sold, New Regency bought Prick and he is writing Trophy Husbands for Mike Judge to direct. 

I love hard R-rated comedies and think this one sounds great because it will have a mix of odd characters and a cross country road trip. What are your thoughts on this news?