11 minutes ago 2009-11-22T14:31:42-08:00
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Broadway is coming to Hollywood again, this time with Jim Carrey and Jake Gyllenhaal attached to star in a movie adaptation of the classic musical, "Damn Yankees," according to Variety.
The film is said to be a modern take on the 1955 Broadway musical about a man whose love of baseball causes him to make a deal with the devil.
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Jim is said to be playing the devil, while Jake will play the young baseball-loving Joe Boyd.
The producing team behind the upcoming "Hairspray" sequel will bring the Broadway adaptation to the big screen.
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The musical won seven Tony awards when it first debuted on The Great White Way in 1955.
"Damn Yankees" marks the first musical for both Jim and Jake.
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