DreamWorks is joining forces with Ben Stiller's Red Hour Films to create superhero satire "Master Mind," with a script by Alan Schoolcraft & Brent Simons. The animated film is set to be directed by DreamWorks Animation veterans Cameron Hood and Kyle Jefferson.

The plot of "Master Mind" is bracingly simple, but funny: a supervillain loses his reason for being after the death of his archenemy Uberman in the film's opening scene.

Stiller said, "Stuart and Lara and I are really excited to be working with DreamWorks Animation on this project. We all think the script is really smart and really funny.

They have put the film on the fast track, which in animation terms means it will be coming out in the next 15 to 20 years."

DreamWorks bigwig Jeffrey Katzenberg said, "We are looking forward to collaborating again with Ben, this time on the production side of things. His creativity and signature sense of humor will lend itself perfectly to this project. As for Cameron Hood and Kyle Jefferson, they are two valued members of our DreamWorks Animation family. Their short 'First Flight' was such a beautiful, original piece, and we believe the promise it showed will be on full display in 'Master Mind.'"