Five years ago, Fox shelled out $1 million in a bidding war over Edwin Cannistraci and Frederick Seton's raunchy Black List comedy Pierre Pierre, and quickly set Jim Carrey to star and Jason Reitman to direct. And then... nothing. The project languished, and Reitman eventually dropped out. He was replaced by Larry Charles (Borat, Bruno,…
Read MoreDeadline is reporting that Borat/Bruno helmer Larry Charles has signed on to direct the Jim Carrey comedy Pierre Pierre. This isn't a huge surprise considering the project has always been described as being simular to Bruno/Borat. The story follows a "self-indulgent, lazy, French nihilist who is transporting a stolen Mona Lisa from Paris to London."…
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While at the Telluride Film Festival, I had the chance to talk to Academy Award-nominated director Jason Reitman about his new, and much buzzed about film, Up in the Air. I conducted the interview in conjunction with my friend Alex from FirstShowing, filmed "up in the air," (get it?) in a gondola traveling up and…
Read MoreJason Reitman has officially signed on to team up with Jim Carrey on a comedy titled Pierre Pierre (yay!) for Fox Atomic (barf). You first heard about this project on /Film in early December 2007, before Juno became a monster hit at the box office. Pierre Pierre was ranked the 11th hottest screenplay in Hollywood…
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