'Twins' Sequel to Be Written by 'Book of Mormon' Star and ScriptShark Exec

5:13 PM PST 11/14/2012 by Borys Kit

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Josh Gad and Ryan Dixon will pen the script for "Triplets," in which Eddie Murphy joins Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito as their unknown third brother.

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Josh Gad, the star of Broadway’s The Book of Mormon, and Ryan Dixon, who oversees operations at screenwriting analysis website ScriptShark, have closed a deal to pen Triplets, Universal and Montecito Picture Co.’s sequel to the 1988 hit comedy Twins.

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The original starred Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito as twins, and the sequel is adding Eddie Murphy as the unknown third brother.

Gad and Dixon will write a treatment after which Dixon will tackle scriptwriting duties.

Gad has appeared in several movies and TV shows, but it’s his turn on the Tony-winning Mormon has garnered him the most attention. He co-created 1600 Penn, a White House-set NBC comedy that is premiering midseason, with former Barack Obama speechwriter Jon Lovett and Modern Family director Jason Winer.

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This is Dixon’s first scriptwriting gig.

The duo are repped by ICM.