Richard Ayoade joins 'Neighborhood Watch'

British thesp Richard Ayoade has arrived the role of Jamarcus within the Akiva Schaffer-helmed Fox comedy "Neighborhood Watch."Thesp, who lately authored and helmed the Weinstein Company comedy "Submarine," joins stars Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill and Rosemarie Dewitt.Shawn Levy will produce "Watch" from the script by Seth Rogan and Evan Goldberg.Pic centers around several concerned neighbors who form a neighborhood watch group to prevent crime -- simply to uncover a larger conspiracy.Ayoade, most widely known for his role like a frizzy-haired computer geek on British sitcom "The IT Crowd," arrived a coveted role in "Watch" after filmmakers were also thinking of getting Chris Tucker for that part.PBJ Management and WME repetition the multi-hyphenate. Contact Rachel Abrams at Rachel.Abrams@variety.com