Charles McDougall Signs to Direct Steve Carell in ‘Burt Wonderstone’
Posted on Thursday, February 24th, 2011 by Russ Fischer
Steve Carell has a bunch of possible projects in the works, and earlier this week he became attached to produce and star in an adaptation of the novel The Dogs of Babel. It looked then like that would definitely be his next film after his departure from The Office. And it still might be.
But Burt Wonderstone is another movie to which the actor has been attached for a few months, and the film may have just taken a step forward, as Charles McDougall is now in talks to direct. Read More »
![attached](<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-98433" title="steve-carell-1" src="http://bitcast-a-sm.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/wp/wp-content/images/steve-carell-11.jpg" alt="" width="550" height="337" /> <strong>Steve Carell</strong> has a bunch of possible projects in the works, and earlier this week he became attached to produce and star in an adaptation of the novel <em>The Dogs of Babel</em>. It looked then like that would definitely be his next film after his departure from <em>The Office</em>. And it still might be. But <em><strong>Burt Wonderstone</strong></em> is another movie to which the actor has been attached for a few months, and the film may have just taken a step forward, as <strong>Charles McDougall</strong> is now in talks to direct. <!--more--> <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/steve-carell-magician-comedy-lands-161130">THR</a> reports the deal, saying that the <em>Tudors</em> and <em>Parks and Recreation</em> director would direct from a script by <strong>John Francis Daley</strong> and <strong>Jonathan Goldstein (</strong>Horrible Bosses). The film has been in need of a director for some time; Jake Kasdan was attached to direct, but left before Steve Carell became part of the project. The film has been kicking around since 2006, and remains " set in the world of rival Las Vegas magicians. Carell is a more traditional magic man who is dethroned by a hip younger illusionist and must then find a way to rediscover his love for magic." Sounds like an entertaining enough premise, and Steve Carell would get to levy the comic role with some drama, which his attachment to The Dogs of Babel suggests he's looking to do.){kind=link}