Larry Karaszewski and Scott Alexander, who penned "Man on the Moon", wrote the script, which will pick up Ripley's life after he has already achieved fame for tracking down and reporting on some of the world's greatest oddities. Ripley became a larger-than-life personality in the '30s and '40s, well-known for going around the world looking for oddities and getting into adventures while doing so.
Carrey will be shooting the huge big budget film in November.
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