Washington
(ANI):
Jim
Carrey
has
signed
on
to
star
in
the
new
Fox
Atomic
comedy
'Pierre
Pierre'.
The
pic
will
be
directed
by
Oscar
nominated
director
Jason
Reitman.
The
budget
for
the
movie
has
been
pegged
at
13
million
dollars.
The
politically
incorrect
story
revolves
around
a
self-indulgent
French
nihilist
who
transports
a
stolen
painting
from
Paris
to
London.
Escape
Artists'
Todd
Black,
Jason
Blumenthal
and
Steve
Tisch
are
producing
along
with
Dan
Dubiecki
from
Reitman's
banner
Hard
C.
Reitman
is
also
on
board
as
producer.
Fox
Atomic
acquired
Edwin
Cannistraci
and
Frederick
Seton's
script
for
1
million
dollars
after
a
heated
bidding
war
that
came
down
to
Universal,
Mandate
and
itself,
reports
Variety.
Carrey
next
stars
in
Warner
Bros.'
"Yes
Man" and
lends
his
voice
to
20th
Century
Fox's
"Dr.
Seuss'
Horton
Hears
a
Who."