Paul Rudd to play a different kind of hero next

Paul Rudd’s first post-“Ant-Man” gig will be the inspirational drama “The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving”.

According to Variety, the film adaptation of the Jonathan Evison novel fixes on “the touching friendship between Ben Benjamin (Rudd) and a young adult stricken with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. The two form a unique bond and gently push each other toward re-engaging in life in an affecting, funny and inspirational tale of broken people coming to terms with difficult lives.”

Rob Burnett directs the film, which begins production Jan 22 in Atlanta.