MGM seems to have found its trio of actors for a long-awaited remake. According to Variety, Sean Penn has signed on to play Larry in The Three Stooges remake. The studio is also entering negotiations with Jim Carrey to portray Curly and Benecio del Toro to play Moe.

It was said that Carrey is already prepping for the role and planning to gain 40 pounds to portray Jerome "Curly" Howard. The Farrelly Brothers are directing and the film was said not to be a biopic of the trio, but rather a comedy revolving around the zany antics that Howard, Larry Fine and Moe Howard displayed in the classic short films of the 30s and 40s.

Production will begin sometime in the fall for a 2010 release.