And the next Danny McBride is...
Hollywood loves a good bandwagon. Mickey Rourke couldn't get cast for a decade and now he's getting cast in "Iron Man 2" and a handful of other films. Similarly, if someone breaks out, it seems like everyone wants to catch the rising star. Danny McBride went from a role in a small indie film to seemingly popping up in every other comedy that came out (Paul Rudd got the other half). And it now looks like we have a new rising star.
Aubrey Plaza is the name and she's spun her Apatow approval (she's cast in Apatow's next directorial venture "Funny People") into a role on Amy Poehler's upcoming show and now a spot in the new film from Edgar Wright (Spaced, Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz). This Upright Citizen's Brigade alum seems to have made the leap from her supporting roles on web-series (she played Jeannie Tate's daughter {see below} and had a role on ESPN's Mayne Street) to the big screen.
Will she make it to Steve Carrell leading man status or settle into the background ala David Koechner? Only time will tell.