The LA Times is reporting that having been courted for new comedy “Under Cover”, Jim Carrey has signed on, although they then hedge their bets by saying there is no official word yet. Go figure.
Anyway, assuming he is officially confirmed, Under Cover will see Carrey in what is described as a “heartwarming but broadly comic story” of a husband and father who tries to win back his estranged family by performing classic rock numbers with a cover band.
It’s certainly no stretch to imagine Carrey in such a role and there is news also of David O. Russell possibly joining the film as director. After impressive but decidedly well spaced out work on Three Kings, I Heart Huckabees and The Fighter, Russell clearly fancies trying his hand at something lighter and having met with the producers he is believed to be under serious consideration.
This one is still very much in development, so we will let you know once things become a little more concrete.
