Will Arnett and Dax Shepard have sold the comedy pitch "Get 'Em Wet" to Paramount Pictures as a starring vehicle for the pair. Shepard will pen the screenplay, which revolves around two successful hot tub salesmen who go to Japan to break into the local market and embarrass themselves at every turn until they learn to embrace Japanese culture. Arnett, who stars as a member of the Bluth clan on the Fox series "Arrested Development," also appears opposite Robin Williams and Cheryl Hines in the Barry Sonnenfeld-helmed comedy "R.V." He is attached to star in the comedy "Dan Can't Lose" for Paramount.

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