Universal Pictures has made a deal with Steve Carell ("The 40-Year-Old Virgin") to write his own comic vehicle, which is untitled and based on his original idea reports Variety.
They've also bought the Mark Gunn and Brian Gunn pitch "Juvenile". In regards to the later, Gunn says "The idea is for Steve to play the most Caucasian man in America, who's sent to juvenile prison for a petty crime he committed as a kid. Suddenly this suburban drip is surrounded by 11-year-old bad-asses".
Carell, who co-wrote "Virgin" with director Judd Apatow, will begin writing the script based on his own idea shortly. Deals come as Carell prepares to star for director Tom Shadyac in U's "Evan Almighty," a spinoff of the studio's hit "Bruce Almighty."
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