Neil Patrick Harris to direct 'Aaron and Sarah'

Busy actor/comedian Neil Patrick Harris is planning to step behind the camera for his directorial debut with "Aaron and Sarah," the romantic comedy David O. Russell was originally supposed to helm.

Chad Gomez Creasey and Dara Resnik Creasey wrote the script, which follows a nerd and popular girl who befriend each other as freshmen in high school and see their relationship grow over the years.

The film was set up at Fox 2000, but it's without a studio home right now. Emma Roberts and Josh Hutcherson are attached as the leads, by the way. Harris next stars in "The Smurfs" and "Beastly." (RB)

David O. Russell to direct romantic comedy 'Aaron'

David O. Russell's latest directorial effort "Nailed" almost didn't make it through production because the project hit some serious money trouble, but the director is lining up several future projects I hope will run a lot smoother.

According to Variety, Russell is all set to direct Fox 2000's romantic comedy "Aaron and Sarah" from a script by Chad Gomez Creasey and his wife Dara Resnik Creasey (cool names).

The plot follows a nerd and a popular girl who meet in high school and eventually fall in love. It seems the story will stretch over four or more years or so. The trade said the project was previously known as "B.F.F." at Rogue.

Russell, the guy who directed "Three Kings" and "I Heart Huckabees," also recently boarded "The Silver Linings Playbook," based on the novel by Matthew Quick. He was also attached to helm New Line Cinema's upcoming comedy "The Grackle," which had Matthew McConaughey attached to star.