Seth Gordon set to helm U's 'Identity Theft'

Seth Gordon is set to direct "Identity Theft" for Universal Pictures.Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy are attached to star with Scott Stuber to produce through his Stuber Pictures alongside Bateman and Peter Morgan for DumbDumb.The pic revolves around a man whose identity is stolen by a woman.Steve Conrad wrote the initial draft and Craig Mazin is currently rewriting the screenplay. Scott Bernstein, U's exec veep of production, will oversee the project for Universal. The plan is for the pic to go into production in early 2012.While Gordon has several projects in development, "Identity Theft" marks his first since his comedy "Horrible Bosses" scored big at the box office, bringing in more than $115 million domestically.He is repped by WME and Brillstein Entertainment. Contact Justin Kroll at justin.kroll@variety.com