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Jeff Daniels has begun talks over appearing in Ridley Scott's new film, 'The Martian'.
Daniels, 59, could star in the new flick alongside the likes of Jessica Chastain and Kate Mara, who have also be offered roles in the sci-fi movie.
The Hollywood Reporter says Matt Damon, 43, will play the role of an astronaut stranded on Mars who must work out how to survive long enough so that he can to return home to Earth, while Daniels will play the head of NASA.
In the short term, however, Daniels is set to appear in 'Dumb and Dumber To', alongside comedy legend Jim Carey.
The duo will reprise the characters they played in the original 'Dumb and Dumber', which was released in 1994.
Daniels and Carey, 54, recently appeared at the MTV Video Music Awards, where they presented the prize for Best Pop Video to Ariana Grande for 'Problem'.
However, the occasion was most notable for Carey slipping and stumbling backwards towards the audience as he pranced around with a scarf whilst presenting the gong.
He quipped: "I meant to do that!"
Jeff added: "It was planned! We rehearsed that."
'Dumb and Dumber To' will be released in the US next month.

Richard Curtis has responded to Hugh Grant's comments regarding his role in 'Four Weddings and a Funderal', saying he was initially "too good looking" for his liking.
Last week, Grant explained that he wasn't first choice to appear in the iconic film, claiming Curtis, 57, did everything in his power to stop him from getting the part of Charles.
He said: "I think they wanted someone rather more middle of the road and thought I was too hoity-toity posh. But I got the part in the end because I don't think they could find anyone else!"
However, speaking at the Cheltenham Literature Festival, Curtis explained he was reluctant see Grant, 54, fill the role because he was too handsome.
He explained: "The absolutely key thing for that film when I was writing it was that the person who was playing the lead would not be good looking. That was the absolute starting thesis of the film.
"So when finally we'd auditioned every single young person in the country and we were voting, me, Mike [Newell, the director] and Duncan [Kenworthy, producer], two people voted for Hugh - that was them. And I voted for someone else."
'Four Weddings and a Funeral' was the first of several films by Curtis to feature Grant, with more recent examples including 'Notting Hill' and 'Love Actually'.

John Travolta says 'Grease' is still "a gift to the public".
The actor played Danny Zuko in the iconic 1978 musical, and he explained it has managed to constantly endure the test of time by continually finding a "new audience" who see it as much more than an old movie from the past.
Speaking to The Independent newspaper, he explained: "Well my films have an interesting continuous effect. 'Grease' for some reason never went away ... There is some magic to that particular film.
"There's other films like 'The Wizard of Oz' and 'Gone With the Wind' that don't either, but this has a continuous new audience, as opposed to, 'Oh, that's an old movie'.
"It just keeps on living. That's how I view it, as a gift to the public and myself as an ongoing thing."
Travolta is still amazed by the popularity of the movie - which included now-legendary songs like 'Summer Nights' and 'We Go Together' - and admitted it is incredible people still pay so much to watch it in arenas.
He said: "Do you know that to this day, every year, the Hollywood Bowl charges $275 a ticket to sit in an audience with a 38-year-old film to sing along with it? I've never heard of anything like that in my life."

'Sex and the City 3' is currently in the works, according to actress Jennifer Hudson.
The singer and actress appeared as Carrie Bradshaw's assistant Louise in the first film and during a recent appearance, explained that the wheels are already in motion to make another movie, following on from 2010's 'Sex and the City 2'.
Hudson, 33, explained: "I think it might be [happening].
"Somebody just came to me talking about that. So, if it's in the talks, it might happen. So, look for it."
Later, she added: "Look [out] for Louise from St Louis!"
Earlier this year, Sarah Jessica Parker - who plays the role of Carrie - hinted another movie could be in the pipeline, saying there is "one last chapter to tell".
She said: "Timing is a peculiar thing. It isn't a decision that can wait forever."
Meanwhile, it was revealed last week that Jessica Parker is to play the female lead in new romantic-comedy 'All Roads Lead To Rome'.
The 49-year-old actress is to play the role of Maggie, who travels through Italy to find her teenage daughter, and Luca, her former lover.
Shooting on the new film will behind in Italy later this month, according to Deadline.

Shia LaBeouf repeatedly slashed his own face with a knife while filming 'Fury'.
The 28-year-old actor completely immersed himself in a role as a tank's gunner in the wartime drama and stunned his co-stars with the lengths he would go to in order to make his portrayal seem authentic.
Co-star Logan Lerman said: "We were in make-up and they were putting cuts on Shia and I said, 'Yeah, yeah, it looks good.' And Shia was like, 'No, it doesn't look real.'
"Then he walks out into the hallway and says, 'Hey man, wanna see something fun? Check this out...' and he takes out a knife and cuts his face. And for the whole movie he kept opening these cuts on his face. That's all real."
And the 'Nymphomaniac' actor also insisted on having a dentist remove one of his teeth.
Logan added: "I mean, he didn't do it himself, he did go to a dentist and asked them to pull his tooth out but yeah, what an odd request."
Shia - who didn't wash during filming - learned to operate the tank to an expert level and insisted on staying in control of the vehicle even when he wasn't needed on set.
Logan told Britain's GQ magazine: "He really spent every moment on that set. He's the guy operating the turret in every shot, even when you don't need to be in there as an actor. You know, you can have somebody else inside. But he was there, for every shot."

Lindsay Lohan has convinced her 'Mean Girls' co-stars to start work on a sequel.
The 27-year-old actress starred in the 2004 teen comedy and she has reportedly convinced original writer Tina Fey and co-star Amanda Seyfried to reunite 10 years on after they took part in a photoshoot for US magazine People.
Meanwhile, insider told the UK's Sunday People newspaper: "Lindsay spent most of her day joking around with her former castmates - including Amanda Seyfried and Tina.
"They all got on so well that they have managed to get Tina to write them a proper sequel.
"It would, of course, See Lindsay make a much-needed return to Hollywood and possibly launch a full-scale movie comeback. This is great news for her."
The star - who is currently starring in the West End play 'Speed-the-Plow' - recently admitted she would love to star in a British movie when the production comes to an end in November.
She said: ""I would love to do a British movie when I'm finished on the stage.
"I'm really settled here in London, so it would be great. Depending on the script, I'm open to all possibilities."

Brad Pitt says making 'Interview With a Vampire' was "one of the worst experiences" of his life.
The 50-year-old actor starred with Tom Cruise in the 1994 horror movie and admits if the project had come along later in his career, he would have either had changes made or walked away from the film.
He said: "It was one of he worst experiences of my life. Six months in the f***ing dark, contact lenses, make-up, I'm playing the b***h role...
"Now I'd be able to say, 'This is a problem, we fix this, or I'm outta here."
The 'Fury' star - who raises six children with wife Angelina Jolie - feels he lacked direction and focus in his early career and didn't always take the best advice.
He admitted to Psychologies magazine: "When you're starting out it's easy to feel lost.
"I didn't follow my instincts about doing more personal kind of projects. You get a lot of advice from people who are trying to advance your career and want to make money out of you, but also who are trying to help you make a lot of money.
"That isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it isn't always going to lead you to make good films.
"You spend too much time on career maintenance but then you think, 'What's the point?' if it's not leading you to be doing interesting work - which is why you really became an actor in the first place."

Kate Winslet has criticised actresses who complain about the difficulties of juggling work and home lives.
The 38-year-old star - who has children Mia, 13, and Joe, 10, from her previous marriages and Bear, 10 months, with husband Ned Rocknroll - insists people in the spotlight are in a very "lucky" position and they are no worse off than other working mothers.
She said: "We've heard a lot from actresses recently about how difficult it is. But we should never be saying that it's difficult because we are so bloody lucky. It's just not an OK thing to share. It's always a juggle, but isn't it for every working mother?"
The 'Divergent' actress says the thing she finds most difficult about being a working mother is making the "emotional jump" between two very different worlds.
She told Britain's Marie Claire magazine: "The thing for me personally is that it is a difficult transition, is that my life at home is just so different to my life at work.
"It doesn't matter which of the two is harder, it's the emotional - rather than logistic - jump from one place to another that's difficult. The juggling of it all... we just get on with it. And we do, because we can."

Lily Aldridge begged for a role in the new 'Star Wars' movie.
The 28-year-old model - who has two-year-old daughter Dixie with husband Caleb Followill - is a huge sci-fi fan and was so excited when she learned the franchise was being rebooted, she asked her agent to get her a role as an extra, and didn't even mind if she was totally hidden and unrecognisable.
She said: "I actually called my agent and was like, 'Can you get me a job as an extra? You know, like, I'll be a stormtrooper in the background, I don't care.'
"You would never know it's me. But I would know."
As well as her love of 'Star Wars', Lily is also a big fan of 'Game of Thrones' but admits her favourite character changes with each season.
She said: "My favourite character used to be Jon Snow but now it's turning into Sam. I love him so much."
Though the Victoria's Secret beauty hasn't yet allowed Dixie to stay up late enough to go and watch her Kings of Leon frontman father's gigs, she does take the youngster to the band's rehearsals and says the tot thinks it's "super-cool".
She told Britain's GQ magazine: "She doesn't go to concerts yet. I'm pretty strict with bedtimes. But she comes to the soundchecks. She just thinks it's super-cool."