SUBMITTED BY Lynnith

May 8, 2003 — From SciFi Wire:

Paramount and DreamWorks have set Robert Gordon to rewrite Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, the film adaptation of Daniel Handler's book series, Variety reported. Jim Carrey will star in the film for director Brad Silberling, the trade paper reported.

The sole screenwriter to this point has been Handler, the trade paper reported.

Gordon's screen credits include Galaxy Quest and Men in Black II. The studios hope to get the film ready to shoot in late fall in Los Angeles, the trade paper reported.