Writer Kevin Etten and director Tom Gornician felt that they truly hit the jackpot with Jack Black and Paul Rudd, with Thandiwe Newton, Steve Zahn, Daniela Melchior and Selton Mello to support them. “Jack, Paul, Thandiwe, Steve, Selton, and Daniela all have such great comedic instincts,” Etten shares. “They always played it real but knew how to tweak that just a little bit to get a big laugh.”