Judd Apatow's Apatow Prods. has dipped into its discretionary fund to buy THE MIDDLE CHILD, a comedy pitch from actor Jonah Hill, setting it up at Universal. Hill is attached to star and is penning the script, based on his original idea.

THE MIDDLE CHILD centers on a young man (Hill) who finds out that his parents gave up a child for adoption before he was born. When the son returns, the young man becomes the proverbial "middle child" and is an outcast in his own family, who look upon the newcomer as the son they've always wanted.

Hill, who recently wrapped Evan Almighty, most recently co-starred in Universal's college comedy "Accepted" and will next appear in Brad Silberling's "10 Items or Less" opposite Morgan Freeman.