Steve Carell to Star in "Foxcatcher"
Based on a true life story, it's been reported that Steve Carell has signed on to star in Bennett Miller's latest project "Foxcatcher."
According to Variety, the six-time Emmy nominee will take the lead in the crime drama, which tells the story of a murder by Olympic wrestler John Du Pont.
As for Carell's part, he'll play "a paranoid schizophrenic and heir to the du Pont chemical fortune, as John du Pont built a wrestling training facility called Team Foxcatcher on his Pennsylvania estate, where in 1996, he shot and killed Olympic gold medal-winning wrestler David Schultz."
With E. Max Fry and Dan Futterman penning the script, "Foxcatcher" is slated to begin filming in March 2012.
Steve Carell
Steve Carell
Steve Carell
Steve Carell
