James McAvoy plays in Seth Rogen’s cancerous comedy

We told you some time ago that Seth Rogen has a new challenge, the one of making from cancer a laugh subject. Actor and scenarist Seth Rogen believes that world is prepared for such a movie. The movie which will name “I’m with Cancer” is going to be an autobiographic comedy of Will Reiser, producer of HBO tv show, Da Ali G Show and Best Week Ever from VH1. Will Reiser with Seth Rogen will be executive producers, and Rogen took for a secondary role in the movie.

For the main role, Seth Rogen choose James McAvoy, the role of a 25 years old young which he finds out is cancer sick.

The movie will display us Reiser’s fight against cancer, the story having in center him as a young man, 25 years old which finds out he has cancer. Movie’s production has already started, stage director is Nicole Holofcener (“Lovely & Amazing, Friends with Money”), filming is planned for January 2010.