Pitch Sale: “Substitute Husband”
Dreamworks buys comedy pitch “Substitute Husband” from writer Michelle McGrath and actor Hayes MacArthur:
Plot details for the high-concept comedy are being kept under wraps. There are no producers yet attached to the project.
McGrath’s credits include the screenplay “Chip on the Old Block,” which she sold to Universal. She also penned a draft of “Lights Out” for Paramount.
She is repped by UTA, Benderspink and attorney Howard Abramson.
Okay, no details, just the fact it’s a high-concept comedy and the title: “Substitute Husband.” Want to take a crack at what the plot might be? Wife has derelict husband and must replace him for important weekend or business trip or [fill in the blank big event]