Aniston and Cox hunt for younger men

Friends co-stars Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox are embracing their 40s head-on - by taking on roles as middle-aged women who prey on younger men.

Aniston, 40, has signed on to upcoming romantic comedy Pumas, about two thirty-something women who regularly chase after youthful beaus.

And her best pal Cox will also be tackling similar subject matter - she has begun filming new TV series Cougar Town, in which she plays a single mother exploring the dating scene after a divorce.

A shooting date for Pumas has not yet been set, while Cougar Town is scheduled to debut on U.S. TV later this year (09).