More Casting for Mike Judge’s Extract

The discussion of Mike Judge’s last film Idiocracy, pops up fairly regularly around here as it did in the recent discussion of Wall·E (our review). I didn’t find Idiocracy to be a great film but it was fun to watch once, even if if didn’t work for me. That doesn’t mean I’ve given up on Judge. He brought us one of my favourite comedies not to mention a TV show that constantly makes me laugh. I’m more than willing to give him a second chance, especially when it includes Jason Bateman.

A few months back it was announced that Judge would be returning to the life of the average worker with Extract, a comedy about the personal and professional problems endured by the owner of a flower-extract plant. At the time, it was also announced that Jason Bateman had joined the cast, presumably in the title role.

According to Joblo, the project has added a few more cast members. SNL’s Kristen Wiig will play Bateman’s wife while Mila Kunis will play a plant worker that has an affair with Bateman. I haven’t seen too much of Wiig so I can’t comment on whether she’s funny but I’ve been impressed with Kunis’ performances, both in and in small rolls outside of That 70s Show and she’s, so far, proven to be more than just a pretty face. The true test will be her performance in the upcoming Max Payne.

We’ll have to wait to see if Judge can pull himself up from the flop of Idiocracy but I have faith and so far, things look to be shaping up nicely.