Actor Jim Carrey arrives for the premiere of the film ''Mr. Popper's Penguins'' in Hollywood
Actor Jim Carrey arrives for the premiere of the film ''Mr. Popper's Penguins'' in Hollywood, California, June 12, 2011. Reuters

New Line has offered Jim Carrey a role in its comedy Burt Wonderstone, but the two sides haven't started talking money yet, TheWrap has learned.

Steve Carell has been attached to the project for more than a year.

The movie is about a successful Las Vegas magician whose partner dies in a risky stunt. The magician -- Burt Wonderstone (played by Carell) -- has to rediscover his love for magic and defeat a rival magician.

Carrey and Carell have worked together several times, including on one episode of The Office. Carell had a role in Carey's 2003 Bruce Almighty and in the animated 2008 Horton Hears a Who!

Don Scardino, who has directing more than 70 episodes of 30 Rock and many episodes of Law and Order, Hope & Faith and others, is directing.

Jason Reitman wrote the most recent version of the script.

Deadline Hollywood first reported the news.

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