Justin Theroux Is The Villain In ‘Your Highness’

Movies — August 25, 2009 at 13:20 — no comments

Justin Theroux will play the villain in the Universal Pictures comedy Your Highness, being directed by David Gordon Green, says The Hollywood Reporter.VIA CS:

Theroux joins Danny McBride, James Franco, Natalie Portman and Zooey Deschanel in the film, which centers on an arrogant, lazy prince (McBride) who must complete a quest to save his father’s kingdom. Theroux will play Leezar, an evil wizard with a bejeweled magical staff who kidnaps a princess (Deschanel).

The film, which is shooting in Ireland, was written by Ben Best and McBride, who also is producing.

Theroux co-wrote the screenplay for Tropic Thunder and penned the script for Iron Man 2.