Johnny Knoxville Takes A "Sick Day"

Deadline has it that Johnny Knoxville is attached to star in the comedy "Sick Day".

Described as a modern-day "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," Knoxville will play one of three friends who have an annual tradition of calling in sick one day per year, where they fulfill their wildest fantasies without getting caught.  Plans go awry.

Jordan Cahan ("My Best Friend's Girl") is rewriting the original script by director Jeremy Garelick. Brian Grazer, Edward Bates and Kim Roth will produce.