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Seann William Scott is "The Optimist"
POSTED ON 01/12/05 AT 11:30 A.M.
BY ETHAN AAMES

Variety reports that "American Pie" star Seann William Scott will star in New Line Cinema's "The Optimist," to which he will also produce. Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein penned the screenplay.

The movie will center on a man who is born without the gene for unhappiness. His whole outlook on life is changed, however, when he falls in love for a cynical reporter.