[Trailer] Hell Baby

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Fans of Comedy Central should remember Reno 911!, a parody of COPS set in Reno, Nevada. Running from 2003 to 2009, the heavily improvised comedy featured a number of comedians and comedy actors (with the majority of them spinning out of the short-lived sketch comedy show, The State) taking on outrageous crimes. Reno 911!: Miami was the film spin-off that showed that the TV series' brand of comedy could easily transition into the largely different format of films.

Two of the Reno 911! stars, Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon, have reunited to co-write, co-direct, and co-star in their upcoming independent horror-comedy, Hell Baby. Also starring Rob Corddry (Hot Tub Time Machine) and Leslie Bibb (Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby), the film is about Corddry's and Bibb's characters as expectant parents that move into dilapidated haunted house in New Orleans with intentions of being fixed up and sold. However, the demons haunting the house possess Bibb's character, causing Garant's and Lennon's characters, two super Vatican exorcists, to come and expel the demons away.

Based off of the trailer below, it seems like Hell Baby is going for a few cheap laughs. While it's billed as a horror-comedy, I don't expect there to be much horror. However, knowing the duo's pedigree and style of comedy, there should be a solid amount of humor. Hell Baby will find life on Video on Demand first on July 25th, followed by a theatrical release on September 6th.