Will Ferrell, Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill have joined and Robert Downey Jr. has left the voice cast of DreamWorks Animation's upcoming comedy project "Oobermind," which was written by Alan J. Schoolcraft and Brent Simons.

Variety says the film follows a supervillain (Ferrell) who slips into a deep crisis after he finally defeats his rival Metro Man (Pitt). As a result, he creates a new hero (Hill) who has evil intentions himself.

Also on-board of "Oobermind" is Tina Fey, who will be voicing a reporter assigned to provide coverage of the whole situation. The film, which was originally known as "Master Mind," is set for release in November 2010.

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The cast for Shawn Levy’s upcoming comedy "Date Night" is looking pretty delicious at the moment, with Mark Wahlberg and James Franco being the latest to join Steve Carell and Tina Fey. According to Variety, Leighton Meester, Common, Taraji P. Henson and the hilarious Kristen Wiig are also on board.

In the film written by Josh Klausner, a married couple (Carell and Fey) discovers their usual date night goes beyond dinner and a movie. Wahlberg plays a securities expert flirting with Fey's character. Franco stars as a dumb criminal. Furthermore, the trade said Wiig plays Fey's best friend, with Common portarying a villain and Henson playing a cop.

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Ben Stiller is in negotiations to join the voice cast of DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming comedy “Master Mind.”

Also in talks are Oscar nominee Robert Downey Jr. and Tina Fey.

Written by Alan J. Schoolcraft and Brent Simons, this parody of the superhero genre centers on a villain who slips into a crisis after accidentally killing his nemesis.

The Hollywood Reporter says DreamWorks Animation plans to release the film Nov. 5, 2010. The project would reunite Stiller and Downey Jr., who last collaborated on "Tropic Thunder."

Stiller will next be seen in "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian." Downey Jr. will soon be seen in "The Soloist" and "Sherlock Holmes."

Fey was last seen on the big screen in "Baby Mama." She's also working on the critically acclaimed television comedy "30 Rock."

Robert Downey Jr. and Tina Fey are in talks to voice the lead characters in DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming comedy “Master Mind,” according to Entertainment Weekly.

Written by Alan J. Schoolcraft and Brent Simons, this parody of the superhero genre centers on a villain who slips into a crisis after accidentally killing his nemesis.

As EW also points out, both Downey Jr. and Fey already have some voice-over experience. Downey Jr. lent his voice to a character in “A Scanner Darkly,” while Fey voiced a burrito in “Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters.”

Although this project sounds really interesting and the pairing of Downey Jr. and Fey seems perfect, just imagine how awesome it would be to watch them do this in live action.

Downey Jr. can currently be seen in Ben Stiller’s action comedy “Tropic Thunder.” He will next star opposite Jamie Foxx in Joe Wright’s “The Soloist.” As for Fey, she’s about to return for a new season of television’s “30 Rock.”

Steve Carell and Tina Fey have signed on to play husband and wife in Shawn Levy’s “Date Night” for 20th Century Fox, according to Variety.

In the film written by Josh Klausner, the married couple discovers their usual date night goes beyond dinner and a movie. That’s all we know about the plot at this stage.

Levy, whose directing credits include “Cheaper by the Dozen” and “Night at the Museum,” is currently filming “Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian.”

Carell most recently starred alongside Anne Hathaway in “Get Smart.” Fey was last seen opposite Amy Poehler in “Baby Mama.”

Both Carell and Fey are looking at potential Emmy wins for their television comedy shows “The Office” and “30 Rock.”

Neither “Baby Mama” nor “Get Smart” really won me over, but that doesn’t mean Fey and Carell will fail to pull this off. In fact, the pairing of the two for a big-screen comedy sounds pretty interesting. Let’s hope the script is worth it.