Monster-in-Law and Matador: According to The Hollywood Reporter, Adam Scott will shoot back-to-back features, signing on to star opposite Jennifer Lopez in Monster-in-Law for New Line Cinema and the indie Matador for writer-director Richard Shepard.

"Monster" centers on a woman (Lopez) who is set to marry the perfect guy (Michael Vartan) -- until she meets his mother (Jane Fonda), the world's worst mother-in-law. Scott will play the sidekick and confidant of Lopez's character. Robert Luketic directs, while Paula Weinstein produces with Benderspink.

Scott will segue to "Monster" after finishing a role in Matador opposite Pierce Brosnan, Greg Kinnear, Hope Davis, Philip Baker Hall, Dylan Baker and Roberto Sosa.

"Matador" centers on an unlikely friendship between an assassin (Brosnan) and a gullible suburban couple (Kinnear and Davis). Scott will play the business manager of Kinnear's character. He next stars opposite Leonardo DiCaprio in Martin Scorsese's The Aviator.

Monster-in-Law was released May 13th, 2005 and stars Jennifer Lopez, Jane Fonda, Michael Vartan, Wanda Sykes, Adam Scott, Monet Mazur, Annie Parisse, Will Arnett. The film is directed by Robert Luketic.