Jesse Eisenberg joining '30 Minutes or Less'

4:19 AM PDT 10/14/2010 by Borys Kit, AP

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Actor reteams with 'Zombieland' director for action comedy

Jesse Eisenberg is reteaming with his "Zombieland" director Ruben Fleischer for MRC's action comedy "30 Minutes or Less."

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Eisenberg joins Aziz Ansari and Danny McBride in the project, being produced by Red Hour's Ben Stiller and Stuart Cornfeld, which is Fleischer's follow-up to his breakthrough hit, "Zombieland."

Written by Michael Diliberti and Matthew Sullivan, "30 Minutes" revolves around a junior high history teacher (Ansari) and a pizza-delivery man (Eisenberg) who are forced to rob a bank when one of them is strapped to a bomb vest.

McBride is playing one of the men looking to score some cash. Michael Pena is on board as a tatooed assassin, while comedian Nick Swardson is McBride's best friend.

Jeremy Kramer also is producing the pic, which is eyeing a summer shoot.

ICM-repped Eisenberg recently wrapped production on "The Social Network," the David Fincher-directed drama about the founders of Facebook that sees Eisenberg portray co-founder Mark Zuckerberg.