David Wain is making an effort to enter the mainstream through his new film "Role Models".

"I wasn't sure it was something I would want to do," Wain said. "I had a lot of preconceived notions about what the experience would be like, many of which were not what happened."

Wain has a peculiar brand of humor which banks heavily on absurdist twists and a nervous self-consciousness. Thus attempting a mainstream comedy  like “Role Models”, is an unlikely task for a director of his genre.

Wain said that he started working on the project in earnest from, day one. The production started so quickly that he hardly had time to think that this was something different than what he had attempted before. This was the reason why he felt familiar to the project so easily and made him feel at ease.

"I was somewhat surprised to see that once you get into it, it's exactly the same," he said of shooting on a bigger budget. "It's still you and the cinematographer trying to figure out where the camera goes and working with the actors and trying to communicate the scene best."

The film revolves around a  happy-go-lucky party boy Wheeler (Seann William Scott) and scathing, bitter, sad-sack Danny (Paul Rudd). They are co-workers and unlikely friends. A situation lands them into a dilemma of choosing between  jail time or community service. They opt for a  mentoring program called Sturdy Wings. Wheeler takes charge of a foul-mouthed 10-year-old named Ronnie (Bobb'e J. Thompson), while Danny takes care of  a shy teenager (Christopher Mintz-Plasse).