Darren Criss & Kristen Wiig To Get Close On The Big Screen

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Darren Criss is getting a new love interest on the big screen. The Glee star is set to play opposite Kristen Wiig in the Saturday Night Live stars next film project, Imogene, Vulture reported. In the film, Kristen plays a woman who fakes a suicide attempt to get an old boyfriend back, only she is sent to live with her crazy mother, who has a gambling addiction, played by Annette Bening, the blog reported. Celine Rattray, producer of Imogene, told the blog that Darren will play a younger love interest of Kristens character in the film. This will be Darrens big screen debut. When Kristen goes back home from New Jersey she falls for someone, the producer added, not clarifying if that person was Darrens as-yet unnamed character. However, Vulture reported there will be some lip-locking between Kristen and Darren. As for Annettes character, she is a tacky Jersey Shore mother, the producer told the blog. Imogene is expected to hit theaters in 2013. In the meantime, Darren fans can catch him on Broadway in How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, where he is replacing Harry Potter franchise star Daniel Radcliffe. He also returns to Glee for the 2011-2012 season on FOX. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.