Posted: Wed., Oct. 11, 2006, 9:00pm PT

U, Hamburg spill 'Secret'

Turpel, Pennekamp to pen 'Agent' script

Universal Pictures has acquired "Secret Agent Men," a buddy action comedy pitch to be developed as a directing vehicle for John Hamburg.

Hamburg hatched the idea and developed the story with Scott Turpel and Kyle Pennekamp. Turpel and Pennekamp will write the script; Hamburg produces with Anders Bard.

Hamburg has a strong relationship with U after co-writing "Meet the Parents" and "Meet the Fockers" and directing his script "Along Came Polly" for the studio in 2004.

While Turpel and Pennekamp draft "Secret Agent Men," Hamburg will direct "The Troubleshooter" for Universal and Working Title Films. Hamburg, who wrote that script, is currently casting the film and producing with Eric Fellner and Tim Bevan. Bard co-produces.

The scribes most recently wrote "Wedding the Winterbottoms" for Media 8 and "Duck for President" and "Summer School" for Paramount.

Hamburg is Endeavor-repped and the scribes are repped by CAA. U’s Scott Bernstein will oversee it.


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