Jim Carrey redeemed? The “Me, Myself & Irene” star is looking to play the lead in the romantic comedy “Bijou,” Daily Variety reports.
Directed by Frank Darabont (“The Green Mile“), it’s about a young amnesiac who is mistaken for the estranged son of a local movie theater owner. Whatever that means.
JACKSON CHANGES ‘LANES’: Variety also says that Samuel L. Jackson is close to joining Ben Affleck in “Changing Lanes.”
NO MORE BARD: The Shakespearean-minded Kenneth Branagh will star in the low-budget “Rabbit-Proof Fence,” The Hollywood Reporter says. The historical drama follows three aboriginal girls who escaped from Australian authorities after being taken from their families in 1931.
Johnny Depp TOP ‘AMERICAN’: Sydney Pollack has signed on to produce “The Quiet American” starring Michael Caine and Brendan Fraser, Daily Variety says.
OF A GHOSTLY DIMENSION: Dimension Films will co-finance the $75 million adaptation of Marvel Comics’ “Ghost Rider,” Daily Variety columnist Michael Fleming informs us. The studio is said to be baiting Johnny Depp for the lead.
