EXCLUSIVE: New Line has set Ed Helms and is negotiating with Tracy Morgan to star in TAG. The studio has set Jeff Tomsic to direct a comedy based on an actual group of friends who for 30 years played a weird cross country version of the venerable (respected because of age, distinguished) kids game Tag. The script was written by note Steilen and Rob McKittrick, and Todd Garner and Sean Robins are producing with Steilen.
The idea for the film came from a Wall Street Journal feature in 2013 approximately the "Tag…
Source: deadline.com