Jim Carrey and Eli Roth have singed on to DreamWorks/Mandeville Films upcoming adaptation of 2004's IDW comic "ALEISTER ARCANE"... Eli Roth will direct, with Jim Carrey staring and executive producing..
Plot: A Los Angeles weatherman named Aleister Green who returns to his hometown to host a midnight horror show a la Elvira. Under the guise of a mad scientist named Aleister Arcane, Green performed little skits until the local sponsors balked at the gore. An incident with two kids leads to him to be put on trial, breaking his spirit, and into an early grave. Not long after, grisly activities begin to occur and only the kids have the power to thwart the curse he has laid upon their town...
Written by: Jon Croker (The Woman In Black 2) - The film is being produced by: David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman and Michael Aguilar..