Jason Bateman’s representation is close to closing a deal for Bateman to star opposite Will Smith and Charlize Theron in Peter Berg’s superhero drama “Tonight, He Comes.”

Script, originally by Vincent Ngo and rewritten by Vince Gilligan, has long been considered one of the best un-produced scripts in town. Smith plays a down-and-out superhero that has a bad image with the public because he causes a lot of collateral damage while he solves crime, and he’s an alcoholic.

Bateman plays a corporate public relations consultant, who after being rescued buy Smith tries to repay him by revamping his image. But while Bateman is trying to repair Smith’s reputation the superhero is secretly romancing Bateman’s alluring wife played by Theron.

Shooting will start in early May 2007 in Los Angeles.

Source: Production Weekly