Jim Carrey May Star in Film Set in Portland

By Rebecca Jacobson

Let's call it Eternal Raindrop of the Looper Mind: Jim Carrey has been attached to star in a quirky romance set in Portland. The annual Black List of promising unproduced scripts includes The Portland Condition, penned by former Entourage writers Dan Cohn and Jeremy Miller.


“Set against the backdrop of rainy Portland, Oregon, a young man finds himself falling in love for the first time—only to receive a letter from his future self, warning him of impending heartbreak,” the site says.

A source inside William Morris Endeavor, the agency representing the film, says the main character has been aged up since Carrey signed on.

“We’re looking for a director to attach to it,” the source said. “Jim Carrey is attached to star. It’s not a movie yet, but it’s something we’re looking to package in the new year.”

No other casting decisions have yet been made, the source said.

Casting agents: Before you leap on Zooey Deschanel, can you please consider Miranda July?

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Rebecca Jacobson

Rebecca Jacobson

Rebecca Jacobson is a writer from Portland (OK, she was born in Seattle but has been in Oregon since the day after she turned 10) who's also lived in Berlin, Malawi and Rhode Island. While on staff at Willamette Week, she covered theater, film, bikes, drug dealers-turned-barbers and little-known scraps of local history.

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