Mr. Popper’s Penguins is an upcoming live action comedy film starring Jim Carrey, based on the children’s book of the same name. The film was originally slated for a release on August 5, 2011, but was pulled up to June 17, 2011.

Originally Ben Stiller was going to play Mr. Popper, and Noah Baumbach was originally going to direct, however, they both dropped out. Owen Wilson, Jack Black and Jim Carrey were all considered to replace Stiller, with the role eventually going to Carrey. Mark Waters was chosen to direct. Filming began in October 2010 and finished in January 2011.

Synopsis

Thomas Popper has spent his entire life working to become the #1 real estate mogul in New York City. He has sacrificed everything…friends, family, and even his own happiness. But on the brink of the biggest deal of his career, he receives a gift – a mysterious crate from Antarctica – from his long missing father. What’s inside the crate marks the end of Popper’s comfortable and well-ordered existence, and the beginning of his new life as caretaker, landlord and parent figure to six unforgettable penguins, each with a distinct personality.

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