"Galaxy Quest" director working for "Weekend"

Dean Parisot arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of Columbia pictures' ''Fun with Dick and Jane'' at the Mann Village theatre in Los Angeles December 14, 2005. .

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "Galaxy Quest" director Dean Parisot is in final negotiations to shoot the supernatural action comedy "Weekend Warrior."

The Warner Bros. project, said to be in the tone of "Ghostbusters," follows a high school teacher and armchair home repair enthusiast who unwittingly becomes a superhero.

Parisot also directed the Jim Carrey comedy "Fun With Dick and Jane," as well as episodes of "Monk," "The Tick" and "Curb Your Enthusiasm."

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