Zach Galifianakis is the man, mainly because you will soon hear and see him in everything. Now "The Hangover" star is even considering a voice role in the upcoming "Shrek" spinoff "Puss in Boots."

Specifically, Galifianakis is in talks to voice Humpty Dumpty in the film, which follows the adventures of the feline swordsman. The story focuses on what happens to Puss before he runs into Shrek.

Chris Miller, co-director of "Shrek The Third," is helming the DreamWorks Animation title from a script by Tom Wheeler. Antonio Banderas' and Salma Hayek's voices will be featured in the film as well.

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This sounds like quite the charming big-screen duo. Zach Galifianakis from "The Hangover" and Amy Adams are in talks to join John Carney's upcoming Fox 2000 comedy-drama "Town House."

The story, according to Variety, follows an agoraphobic man who lives in a Boston townhouse and befriends a call girl after he sees the royalties from the work of his rock star father dimish rather quickly.

Doug Wright and Carney wrote the screenplay, which is inspired by Tish Cohen's novel. Brothers Ridley and Tony Scott are on board to produced the project, which fell victim to the recent writers strike.

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Oscar winner Jamie Foxx is the latest to join the cast of Todd Phillips' upcoming Warner Bros. comedy "Due Date," which also stars Robert Downey Jr., funny guy Zach Galifianakis and Michelle Monaghan.

Downey Jr. slips into the role of a soon-to-be father who embarks on a road trip while trying to reach his destination before his baby is born. He hitches a ride with Galifianakis, who plays a college slacker.

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I'm glad every time I hear about a casting story involving funny guy "Zach Galifianakis." He just dominated "The Hangover" with his incredibly funny performance, and I can't wait to see him on the big screen again. Well, he's certainly keeping himself awful busy these days.

Galifianakis is now in talks to join "It's Kind of a Funny Story," a dramedy by Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden, the team behind "Half Nelson." Emma Roberts from "Hotel for Dogs" may also board the film, which will shoot later this year.

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Zach Galifianakis, one of the funny guys in "The Hangover," is in negotiations to join Jay Roach's upcoming "Dinner for Schmucks," a remake of Francis Veber's popular 1998 comedy "Le diner de cons" (The Dinner Game).

Steve Carell, Paul Rudd and Lucy Punch are also on board to star in the project, in which a bunch of friends organize a weekly dinner to which they invite the dumbest people they can find. Variety says Galifianakis would play an assistant manager at a mattress store who's dating the ex-wife of Carell's character.

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Robert Downey Jr. is apparently set to join Todd Phillips' upcoming comedy "Due Date," which also stars Zach Galifianakis, who's currently onscreen in "The Hangover."

Michael Fleming over at Variety reported the news about the deal, which has Downey Jr. slip into the role of a soon-to-be father who finds himself embark on a road trip while trying to reach his destination before his baby is born.

Galifianakis plays the other guy, a slacker. Further details are kept under wraps at this point. Alan R. Cohen and Alan Freedland wrote the script, with Adam Sztykiel doing some revisions.

Downey Jr., who recently starred in "The Soloist," will soon be seen in "Sherlock Holmes." He just wrapped filming for Jon Favreau's upcoming "Iron Man 2."

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