The comedian, who will wrap his final season on hit U.S. TV series The Office next March (11), is negotiating a deal with bosses at New Line Cinema to star in new movie Burt Wonderstone.
Carell would play the title character, a Vegas magician who is one-half of a sensational two-man team, similar to Siegfried & Roy.
According to TheWrap.com, the film will chronicle Carell’s character as he rediscovers his love for magic after his partner dies in a risky stunt.
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Real-life illusionists Roy Horn and Siegfried Fischbacher announced their retirement in April (10) – over six years after Horn was savaged on stage by his pet white tiger during a show. The incident left him partially paralysed.
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