Alec Baldwin joins Ben Stiller comedy

Alec Baldwin has joined the cast of Universal Pictures' untitled romantic comedy written by John Hamburg.

It stars Ben Stiller as an anal-retentive, risk-averse man who analyses risk for a living.

His life is turned upside down when he gets involved in a risky romance with a woman, played by Jennifer Aniston.

Baldwin will play Stiller's boss, alongside Debra Messing as Stiller's wife and Philip Seymour Hoffman as his best friend, according to the Hollywood Reporter.