It’s not very often that a documentary filmmaker is able to make the transition to directing major Hollywood features, but Seth Gordon is one of the few that has successfully done it. After his arcade game doc The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters became such a big hit, he was offered a handful of big budget gigs, the first of which was the Vince Vaughn/Reese Witherspoon romantic comedy Four Christmases. The movie was garbage, but it made $160 million worldwide, which was certainly good for Gordon’s career. Now he is in talks to direct a new comedy, an adaptation of the book King Dork by Frank Portman.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Gordon will likely direct the coming-of-age story about Tom Henderson, a teenager who is an outcast at his high school. He must deal with the death of his father, his awkwardness with members of the opposite sex, and his attempt to form a band with his best friend, Sam Hellerman. The project is being produced by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay, and after the folding of Paramount Vantage has now changed hands over to Sony. It should be a good fit for Gordon, but hopefully he’ll have the freedom to craft something slightly less broad than Four Christmases. Other projects on Seth Gordon’s plate include Kentucky Derby heist flick Suicide Squad, romance competition comedy Mr. Romance, and a feature adaptation of The King of Kong.