Steve Carell is now free to roam the movie world full time, and now he’s taking a break from romantic comedies such as his summer film Crazy, Stupid, Love. The actor has just signed on to play a schizophrenic killer, based on the true story of Jon Du Pon.

Variety reports that Carell has agreed to play Jon Du Pon in “Foxcatcher,” the true story of the paranoid schizophrenic financial heir who shot and killed Olympic wrestling champion Dave Schultz at a huge wrestling training facility that he built in the mid-90s. Following the killing, he locked himself in a house and negotiated with the police for days on end, essentially holding himself hostage.

Sentenced to 13 to 40 years in prison, died while incarcerated in 2010.

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Actress Kiera Knightley and costar Steve Carell enjoy their time between shots on the set of their new film “Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World” which is filming in Malibu. Also on set keeping the actress company was new boyfriend, Klaxons member James Righton who held hands with the actress and lingered by her side throughout the day.

Plot Synopsis:

Set in a too-near future, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World explores what people will do when humanity’s last days are at hand. Can one man find his greatest love at the worst possible time? As the respective journeys of Dodge (Mr. Carell) and Penny (Ms. Knightley) converge, the two spark to each other and their outlooks – if not the world’s – brighten.

I don’t know how I feel about Keira Knightley in a comedy – and especially opposite Steve Carell. Seems like very strange casting if you ask me.

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Steve Carell and Keira Knightley team up on the set of “Seeking A Friend For the End of the World” to film scenes together in Los Angeles.

“Seeking a Friend for the End of the World” is about a guy (Steve) and a friend (Keira) on a quest to find his long lost love.

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Will Ferrell is joining ‘The Office’, but not permanently, unfortunately.

According to Gossip Cop, Will has signed on to do a four-episode arc on “The Office” to help smooth Steve Carell’s exit.

He will play a manager who comes to the Scranton branch and turns out to be just as inappropriate as Carell’s character.

Can’t wait!

One of TV’s best comedic actors of all time has just confirmed to E! that he is indeed leaving The Office this May.

E! News hit the red carpet for Steve Carrell’s new movie Despicable Me last night, and Steve made it clear he was not joking when he told BBC Radio he would leave The Office after the coming 2009-2010 season.

“I just think it’s time,” Steve told E!’s Kristina Guerrero. “I want to fulfill my contract. When I first signed on I had a contract for seven seasons, and this coming year is my seventh. I just thought it was time for my character to go.”

But according to Steve, The Office could go on without him. “It doesn’t certainly mean the end of the show. I think it’s just a dynamic change to the show, which could be a good thing, actually. Add some new life and some new energy to the show. I see it as a positive in general for the show.”

I haven’t watched The Office for a couple seasons now, but I can’t imagine the show going on without him!

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Ryan Gosling and Steve Carell where on the set of their new comedy in a Beverly Hills mall.

The as-yet-untitled project is said to revolve around a man (Carell) contending with marital troubles and a sputtering relationship with his children. Gosling will assume the role of the central character’s “suave best friend” in the pic, which will be helmed by John Requa and Glenn Ficarra, directors of the upcoming and already-controversial black comedy I Love You Phillip Morris.

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They hardly knew each other before making Date Night, but they’re obviously a dream date. The stars talk to this week’s Entertainment Weekly about comedy, kids, kissing, and making a “badass” movie. Over the course of one night in New York City, their characters flee dirty cops, seek help from a pathologically shirtless weapons expert (Mark Wahlberg), and perform a comically inept routine at a strip club. While making the movie, the actors became friends. “Part of what helped was that we speak the same language in terms of how we trained,” says Carell. “I felt like I knew her when we started. So it was easy.”

So how did they come together to make the film? They both liked the premise of the film. “We’re both married, have been with our spouses for a long time, and have kids,” says Fey. “I liked the idea of playing grown people out on this adventure. I definitely relate to the small details of the script, just how worn-out and in a rut you can get when you’re married and working with kids.”

On day 2 of filming, the pair shot a prolonged kiss that plays over the entire closing credits. “It was fun. The hardest part was not laughing, frankly,” says Carell. “It was Tina’s idea to just try to do the longest kiss in history.” Fey responds: “I want to state for my husband’s sake that it was a comedy idea, not an erotic idea. I did pitch: Wouldn’t it be funny if the kiss was as long as the credit sequence? It was fun because we’re both so polite and not only are we both married, but we know each other’s spouses. It was the world’s longest closed-mouth kiss. It was like a tongueless turtle mouth.”

And they did it in one take. “To go for it for, like, five minutes – it was a long time,” says Carell. “I was trying not to laugh because I tend to love things that go on and reach their expiration date as a joke and then become funny again just because you’ve done it for so long.”

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