Seriously, Galifianakis nabs a pair of roles

By Gregg Goldstein

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Standup comic Zach Galifianakis will play Ashton Kutcher's best friend (and Cameron Diaz's nemesis) in the comedy feature "What Happens in Vegas ..."

His character, an anti-marriage guy, wigs out after his best bud, Jack (Kutcher), marries Joy (Diaz) during a wild, drunken night in Sin City. Tom Vaughan directs the Fox project.

Galifianakis in Disney's "G-Force." He stars as the lead government scientist in charge of a guinea pig commando program, helping send the highly trained elite agents on a dangerous mission.

Galifianakis recently starred in Sean Penn's "Into the Wild," but he is known for his stand-up comedy performances and as host of the 2002 VH1 talk show "Late World With Zach."

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