'Descendants' scribes sell pitch to Paintbrush

'The Descendants' scribes Jim Rash & Nat Faxon won the Oscar for modified script on Sunday. WiigFresh business Oscar win for "The Descendants," scribes Nat Faxon and Jim Rash have provided to Indian Paintbrush a geniune action-comedy pitch that has Kristen Wiig installed on star. Purchase will be a competitive situation that came multiple offers from art galleries. Kevin Walsh will produce through his banner, the Walsh Co., along with Indian Paintbrush's Steven Rales and Mark Roybal. Faxon and Rash may even work as executive producers. Wiig's deal continues to be talked about. The authors have a very extended working relationship with Wiig utilizing their days undertaking with La improv troupe the Groundlings. Roybal and Walsh both started their film careers utilized by Scott Rudin. Furthermore to writing another script for Fox Searchlight and Alexander Payne, Jim Burke and Jim Taylor's Ad Hominem Companies, Faxon and Rash could make their directorial debut this summer season utilizing their Black List script "The Means By Which, Sometime Ago,Inch with Mike Rockwell and Allison Janney set to star. The pair work as you're watching camera. Rash can be a series regular on NBC's "Community." Faxon on Tuesday was cast since the co-lead inside the Fox comedy pilot "Ben Fox is My Manny." Walsh, who was simply among Variety's 10 Producers to check out a year ago, is creating that pic, additionally to James McTeigue's revenge thriller "The Gringo." Walsh may also be allowing the political action-thriller "Patriot Lower" as well as the comedy "King Dom," co-put together by "The Split UpInch scribe Jay Lavender. Wiig is coming initially from off an Oscar nomination for co-writing "Bridesmaids." The laffer made greater than $288 million worldwide. Indian Paintbrush is poised for just about any busy year, backing Vital Vantage's "Rob Who Lives in your homeInch and David Chase's "Not Disappear," Focus' "Moonrise Kingdom" and "Seeking a pal for your Finish round the globeInch and Fox Searchlight's "Stoker." Customers are planning to shoot Jason Reitman's "Labor Day" with Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin set to star. Faxon and Rash are repped by CAA and Principato-Youthful Entertainment, while Wiig is repped by UTA and manager Naomi Odenkirk. Walsh may also be repped by CAA. Peter McPartlin of Indian Paintbrush talked about the deals. Contact Rob Sneider at rob.sneider@variety.com