Friday, February 27, 2009

Jim Carrey will star in "Damn Yankees"




Jim Carrey and Jake Gyllenhall are the first two names attached to New Line Cinema's upcoming remake of the hit musical comedy "Damn Yankees". Beginning on Broadway in 1955 the musical won seven Tony Awards and was made into a feature film in 1958. It focuses on the mild mannered Joe Boyd, a man who loves a pro baseball team so much that he decides to sell his soul to the devil in order to aid them. It is said that Gyllenhall will play the role of Joe Boyd and Carrey will be The Devil.

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