Jim Carrey has sealed a deal to star in a Gary Ross (PLEASANTVILLE) helmed project out of Universal.
In the as yet untitled film, Carrey will play a widower who becomes haunted by his late wife when he falls in love with a much younger woman. Along the way, the pair also deal with a number of their old relationship's unresolved issues.
Ross also wrote the film's script.
While talking to Variety, Ross gave his take on the project, saying, "It's a rich, lush romantic comedy about renewal and rebirth, and setting it in New York and getting to shoot it there was important to us, for obvious reasons. I don't usually write projects for specific actors, but now that we've gotten close with Jim, I can honestly say I couldn't imagine anybody else for the part. He's as brilliant a comedian as he is a gifted actor. This comedy is tonally similar to other films I've written, and the hope is to be both funny and poignant. Jim's depth makes all that possible."
The project is scheduled to ramp up production in March 2002 in New York, with an eye towards a Christmas 2002 release.
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