The Hollywood Reporter carries word that Kevin Hart (Fool’s Gold) has joined the cast of the upcoming Death at a Funeral remake.
The story follows a dysfunctional family who come together for the patriarch’s funeral. Chaos ensues when dark secrets of the past are threatened to be exposed by a man claiming he was the gay lover of the family’s respected elder.
Hart will play the character of “Brian the Undertaker”. He joins Chris Rock, Tracy Morgan, Zoe Saldana and Martin Lawrence in the film.
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Martin Lawrence, Tracy Morgan and Chris Rock have signed on to star in Death at a Funeral, a comedy to be directed 
by Neil LaBute.
The tale revolves around a dysfunctional family that gathers for the patriarch’s funeral. When tensions rise and old conflicts are uncovered, a man arrives saying he’s the dead man’s gay lover and threatens blackmail.
The ensemble cast includes Danny Glover, Regina Hall, James Marsden, Zoe Saldana, Columbus Short, Loretta Devine and Ron Glass.
Rock co-wrote the film with Aeysha Carr and Rock is producing the film as well.
Filming is set to start in the spring.
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Variety reports that Neil LaBute (The Wicker Man) is set to direct the Chris Rock-led remake of the 2007 British comedy Death at a Funeral for Screen Gems as the first of a two-picture deal.
The America-set remake, written by Chris Rock and Ayesha Carr, revolves around a dysfunctional family that gathers for the patriarch’s funeral where tensions rise and old conflicts are unearthed.
LaBute and Rock has previously worked together on the black comedy Nurse Betty. The directors second project as part of the deal will see him handling Nina Colemans romantic comedy Here Comes the Sun.
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Just off the heels of huge opening of Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa Chris Rock is partnering with Sidney Kimmel Entertainment and Sony’s Screen Gems to rework the 2007 British comedy Death at a Funeral.
Rock plans to produce, co-write with Aeysha Carr and star in the black comedy.
The original feature was written by Dean Craig and directed by Frank Oz.
According to Hollywood Reporter, the ensemble comedy will take place in an urban American setting and centers on a funeral ceremony that devolves into a debacle of misplaced cadavers, indecent exposure and family secrets. The cast will be primarily black, supplanting the earlier, England-set version’s British cast.
A director hasn’t been nabbed yet, but plans are to start production in the spring.
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