Carell and Fey in ‘Date Night’

Steve Carell and Tina Fey are set to play a married couple in “Date Night,” a 20th Century Fox comedy to be directed by Shawn Levy. Josh Klausner wrote the script, based on an idea by Levy. Story follows a couple who find their routine date night becomes much more than just dinner and a movie.

Pic will begin production next year, with the exact start date predicated on matching a scheduling hiatus from Carrel’s sitcom “The Office” and Feys “30 Rock.”

Levy, who is shooting Fox’s “Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian,” intends the pic to be his next directing assignment. “I wanted to do a relatable, grounded character comedy about marriage and the lengths we go to preserve the spark,” Levy told Variety. “Tina and Steve are smart and relatable, and the tone of their comedy perfectly fits this film.“