Bill Murray And Kristen Wiig Set For Odd Couple Comedy Epiphany From Palm Springs’ Max Barbakow

Max Barbakow is well on his way becoming Hollywood's go-to guy for a good ol' odd couple comedy. His Palms Springs gave us a rom-com for the ages with Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti's time-loop trapped wedding guests Nyles and Sarah, while recent Prime Video caper Brothers offered up Josh Brolin and Peter Dinklage on fine comedic form as criminal twins tackling one last job. And for his next project, Epiphany, Barbakow is bringing together another inspired pairing to tickle our funny bones. Per Deadline's reporting, Kristen Wiig and Bill Murray have been snapped up to star in the up-and-coming filmmaker's latest.

Poured from the pen of Murray's Scrooged collaborator Mitch Glazer, Epiphany will see Wiig star as the exceptionally named Favorite Ives, a fashionista heiress who spends a fortnight desperately seeking a new husband to keep her creditors at bay after her fortune suddenly evaporates before her eyes. Enter Murray's equally brilliantly monikered Oz Bell, a math genius billionaire who's as in need of Ives' vivacity as she is in need of his moolah. Where exactly this delicately poised (potential) marriage of convenience will lead is anybody's guess, but given Barbakow's track record — and the sheer comedic forces represented by Wiig and Murray — it would be safe to assume that this is likely going to be far from your conventional rom-com.

"It’s a rare, delightful experience when a story takes you on a journey that all at once manages to make you laugh, make you feel, and hold a mirror up to the wonderful absurdities of everyday life,” said Barbakow in a statement accompanying the film's announcement. “It’s even more delightful when your spirit guides are Bill Murray and Kristen Wiig. But Epiphany carries that breadth of tone, depth of wisdom, and such a lush sense of cinematic possibility, all while teeing up iconic roles for two already-iconic, totally original unicorns in Kristen and Billy.”

We don't know when exactly Barbakow's Epiphany will arrive just yet, but we'll keep an eagle eye out for what those unicorns are up to until it does. And while we're waiting, another rewatch of Palm Springs is in order *emphatic period*