Jim Carrey-Ewan McGregor Flick 'I Love You Phillip Morris' Poster Debuts
PUBLISHED: OCTOBER 13, 2010
The long-awaited U.S. premiere of the film I Love You Phillip Morris
starring Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor began Wednesday with the release
of the movie's theatrical poster.
In the film, now scheduled to open on December 3 in the United States and Canada, Carrey and McGregor star as a pair of star-crossed lovers.
The movie premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival in Utah. It has
already been released in major markets around the globe and has reached
DVD in some regions. But its U.S. premiere has been postponed four times
since February.
Roadside Attractions announced in August that it had taken over distribution
of the film after EuropaCorp, the French movie studio that owns the film,
took Consolidated Pictures Group to court. EuropaCorp claims Consolidated
has not paid the agreed upon $3 million advance for the film.
The film is based on the true story of Steven Russell (played by Carrey,
Liar Liar) and his improbable transformation from small-town businessman, father and former cop to gay white-collar criminal and ingenious jailbreaker. While in prison, Russell falls in love with his cellmate Phillip Morris (played by McGregor, Star Wars).
A brief 1-minute clip of the movie released on the Internet in June shows
the pair in a romantic jailhouse embrace. McGregor says “Enough romance,
let's fuck” as he heads down on Carrey. The clip was available to view on
various websites, but EuropaCorp managed to quickly take it down.
BY ON TOP MAGAZINE STAFF
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