Jason Segel involved in a Maple Syrup Heist

Jason Segel is set to headline a still-untitled comedy inspired by a true case of mass syrup theft. Directed by Seth Gordon will direct from a script by Chris Sheridan (“Family Guy”).In December 2012, news broke in the Montreal Gazette that 10,000 barrels of the sweet, sticky liquid were stolen from Quebec’s International Strategic Reserve.

Although the case is still under investigation, many arrests have already taken place and revealed that the thieves had been smuggling the syrup across the US border to sell.