NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH & THE SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK (Chris Tucker to join))

• CHRIS TUCKER IS INTHE NIEGHBOURHOOD WITH A SILVER LINING

Chris Tucker, absent from Hollywood for half a decade, mayfinally be set to make his return. Variety reports that the actor has twopotential projects on his plate, including The Silver Linings Playbook andNeighborhood Watch.

Directed by David O. Russell, the former is set to starJennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro. Based on the novel byMatthew Quick, the plot is officially described as follows:

Pat Peoples (Played by Bradley Cooper), the endearingnarrator of this touching and funny debut, is down on his luck. The former highschool history teacher has just been released from a mental institution andplaced in the care of his mother. Not one to be discouraged, Pat believes hehas only been on the inside for a few months––rather than four years––and planson reconciling with his estranged wife. Refusing to accept that their aparttime is actually a permanent separation, Pat spends his days and nightsfeverishly trying to become the man she had always desired.

Tucker is in talks to play the part of Danny, a friend of PatPeoples (Played by Cooper) who is a resident of the institution.

Chris Tucker

Neighborhood Watch, meanwhile, will star Ben Stiller, VinceVaughn, Rosemarie DeWitt and Jonah Hill. To be directed by Akiva Schaffer (HotRod), the film tells of a neighborhood watch crew that is secretly an excusefor local men to hang out together. Things take a turn for the serious, though,when the team accidentally uncovers a plot to destroy the world.

Tucker is up for the part of Jamarcus, one of the dads and arecent divorcee.