Alba, Troyer get intimate in Mike Myers comedy
By Tatiana Siegel
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Jessica Alba, Verne Troyer and Romany Malco have signed on to join Mike Myers in the comedy "The Love Guru."
The Paramount film, which marks Myers' first original character since Austin Powers, will begin shooting next month in Toronto. It is slotted for a June 20 release.
Myers will play Pitka, an American who was left at the gates of an ashram in India as a child and raised by gurus. He moves back to the U.S. to seek fame and fortune in the world of self-help and spirituality, specializing in settling intimacy issues between couples.
His unorthodox methods are put to the test when he must settle a rift between star hockey player Darren Roanoke (Malco) and his estranged wife. After the split, Roanoke's wife starts dating the star member of a rival team, sending her husband into a major professional skid -- to the horror of the team's owner, Jane Bullard (Alba), and Coach Cherkov (Troyer).
Marco Schnabel, who worked on "Austin Powers in Goldmember," will direct from a screenplay written by Myers and Graham Gordy.
Alba recently reprised her role as Sue Storm in "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer." Troyer teamed with Myers on the second and third installments in the "Austin Powers" franchise, playing Mini-Me. Malco most recently co-starred in the hit comedy "Blades of Glory."
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