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Can Jim Carrey challenge the mighty Harry Potter?
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Jim Carrey, who is in negotiations to star in Lemony Snicket, Paramount's much vaunted potential challenger to the Harry Potter franchise. Barry "Men in Black II" Sonnenfeld will direct the story, which is based on the Daniel Handler books and would feature Carrey as a mysterious count who tries to steal an inheritance from a trio of orphans. Carrey is currently filming the comedy Bruce Almighty with Morgan Freeman and is in preparation for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. He will also play the reclusive American entrepreneur Howard Hughes for Insomnia director Christopher Nolan.
Thursday September 19, 2002