Posted: Thurs., Nov. 20, 2008, 8:00pm PT

Universal hopes to win 'Best Man'

Stuber, Abdy to produce comedy film

Universal Pictures is at the altar for "Best Man-a-Thon," a comedy spec by tyro scribe Richard Rapozo.

Story follow a groom who's planning his wedding and his two buddies who battle to be best man.

Scott Stuber will produce with Pam Abdy, the former Paramount exec who recently came aboard to run Stuber Prods.

Stuber has been on a prolific pace, producing the recent release "Role Models," the upcoming Joe Johnston-directed "The Wolfman" and the Aaron Eckhart-Jennifer Aniston starrer "Traveling." Stuber's in production on "Couples Retreat," which he's producing with the pic's star, Vince Vaughn.


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