Adam Driver may be trading prestige for pandemonium in Blow Up the Chat, an R-rated ensemble comedy currently in the works at Warner Bros. The actor is in negotiations to take the lead in the film, directed by The League and Curb Your Enthusiasm alum Jeff Schaffer. The premise? A group of friends accidentally leak their chaotic private group chat during a night out — setting off a race-against-the-clock mission to clean up the digital mess before dawn.
For Driver, the project would mark a notable return to broad comedy — a genre he hasn’t properly stepped into since his earlier days in Girls and the more lighthearted works of Noah Baumbach. According to sources close to the production, he was drawn to the film’s razor-sharp satire and unpredictable tone — a tonal shift from his recent lineup of auteur-driven dramas (Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Ethan Coen… the list keeps growing).
Schaffer reportedly penned the role specifically with Driver in mind. The character? A tightly wound, tech-illiterate professor who suddenly finds himself leading an increasingly absurd clean-up operation with his equally unprepared friends. It's part satire, part farce — with more than a hint of social commentary on digital culture and cancellation anxiety.
If the deal closes, expect Blow Up the Chat to ramp up quickly. Warner Bros. is eyeing a 2026 release, with an ensemble cast to follow. Insiders are already calling it one of the funniest and most unhinged scripts currently doing the rounds in Hollywood.
