Post by b_Pooly on Feb 27, 2009 21:45:46 GMT -5
Jim Carrey, Jake Gyllenhaal Warm Up for 'Damn Yankees'
Pair will co-star in updated version of classic musical
Ready for another dose of Yankee pride?
Jim Carrey and Jake Gyllenhaal have been named as the leads for an updated film version of the musical "Damn Yankees," according to Variety. The story follows an everyman (Gyllenhaal) who trades his soul for a spot on New York's loved-or-hated baseball team. The devilish Mr. Applewood (Carrey) and his demonic assistant Lola have other plans: They want Gyllenhaal to default and surrender his soul forever.
No word on how New Line's new version will reconcile the Broadway original's 1950s setting with modern baseball.
www.zap2it.com/movies/news/zap-jim-carrey-attached-to-damn-yankees,0,3372717.story
