In 2001, McKay co-wrote the screenplay ''Utopia Road'' with [[Jay Roach]] attached to direct, but it fell through the cracks, and [[Etan Cohen]] later rewrote McKay’s script.<ref name="TrustedSource" /> According to ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', the project was a comedy inspired by Roach's nearby idyllic neighborhood and "pits the neighborhood's most relentless socializer against a privacy-craving newcomer."<ref>{{cite magazine|author1=Fleming, Michael|author2=Lyons, Charles|url=https://variety.com/2001/film/news/fox-catches-roach-in-overall-pix-deal-1117795429/|title= lFox catches Roach in overall pix deal|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=March 15, 2001|access-date=March 25, 2025}}</ref>
