A big-budget, science-fiction comedy starring Ben Stiller and Jim Carrey has stopped preproduction.

“Used Guys,” an onscreen reunion for Stiller and Carrey who both appeared in 1996’s “The Cable Guy,” was set to start shooting on June 11.

20th Century Fox claims the movie is simply on hold because of scheduling conflicts.

?The Jay Roach-directed film requires a long prep for its futuristic settings, and both actors have films scheduled for later in the year,? said the studio. ?All the parties remain committed to making the picture when time permits.?

However, sources close to the project say it won?t be made at all with Stiller and Carrey heading the cast, according to Reuters.

The film is set in a futuristic, female-run society where men are sold as ?pleasure clones.? The plot revolves around two obsolete clones that set out to find the lost meaning of manhood.






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