Santoro Joins Carrey in 'Phillip Morris'

(FROM HOLLYWOOD REPORTER) – Rodrigo Santoro (300) is playing a lover of Jim Carrey's character in the dark comedy I Love You, Phillip Morris. The story is about a married father (Carrey) who is sent to prison and falls in love with a cellmate named Phillip Morris, played by Ewan McGregor. His love leads him to make several escape attempts. Leslie Mann (Drillbit Taylor) has already been cast as Carrey's wife. Bad Santa writers Glenn Ficarra and John Requa are directing. Production is already underway. Santoro next appears in David Mamet's Redbelt and will be at Cannes next month for director Steven Soderbergh's Che Guevara biopic Che. (Hollywood Reporter)

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