Jim Carrey Talks About New Film 'The Incredible Burt Wonderstone'

By ALBERT SABATÉ

March 16, 2013

PHOTO: Jim Carrey discusses The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, a comedy on Las Vegas magicians.

Jim Carrey discusses The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, a comedy on Las Vegas magicians. (ABC/Univision)

Jim Carrey joins Steve Carell and Steve Buscemi in "The Incredible Burt Wonderstone" to tell the story of a burnt-out, out-of-touch Las Vegas magician who struggles to hold on to his comfortable life as a performer.

The famed show by Vegas magician duo Burt Wonderstone (Carell) and Anton Marvelton (Buscemi) has gone stale and so has their friendship. Carrey plays Steve Gray an up-and-coming magician whose stunt performances threaten the team's already distressed show.

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Jim Carrey discusses The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, a comedy on Las Vegas magicians.

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"We didn't have to go too far to find comedy in this world [of Vegas magicians]," screenwriter Jonathan M. Goldstein told ABC/Univision News.

Both Carrey and Carrell play their typical roles—eccentric (Carrey) and obtuse (Carell)—for a film that has not been a hit with critics so far. Will it magically win with audiences?

The film, which opens this weekend, includes Olivia Wilde and Alan Arkin in the cast.