When Kristen Wiig made her bittersweet exit from Saturday Night Live back in May, the multi-talented star was given a touching farewell from SNL creator Lorne Michaels and her fellow castmates. While each cast member danced with the teary-eyed Wiig to the (live!) sounds of Arcade Fire, it was clear some SNL players took her departure harder than others, including her friend and top-notch comedy cohort, Bill Hader. (Watch their wonderful moment here.)
It’s understandable that emotions ran high, given that such a hilarious dynamic both onscreen and off is rare thing to find in this business. Plus, it meant viewers would have to say goodbye to two of the strongest SNL performers ever working together. Sadness all around.
But Wiig, Hader, and all their devoted fans will have a reason to smile today: the two will get to pair up yet again. Both Wiig and Hader’s reps have confirmed to Hollywood.com that the funny duo will star together in the upcoming indie comedy The Skeleton Twins.
The movie — which according to Variety finds Wiig and Hader as “estranged twins who coincidentally cheat death on the same day, prompting them to reunite and confront how their lives went so wrong” — will be produced by the Duplass Brothers Productions (which recently released the indie comedy gem Safety Not Guaranteed), directed and co-written (along with Mark Heyman) by Craig Johnson, and costarring Luke Wilson. The last time Wiig and Hader were on the big screen together was when they played a goofy married couple who ran an amusement park in the criminally underrated Adventureland.
The Skeleton Twins, which has no release date yet, adds another project to the in-demand Wiig and Hader’s already busy lineups. Hader, who is currently working on Season 38 of SNL, will next be seen in The To-Do List, and lend his voice to the Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs sequel. Wiig, also doing voice work for Despicable Me 2, just wrapped filming The Secret Life of Walter Mitty with Ben Stiller.
Everybody dance now!
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