Hugh Jackman is to star in the remake of the musical
Carousel, according to Variety.
The original film, starring Gordon MacRae and Shirley Jones, was released in 1956 by Fox.
Jackman would play Billy Bigelow, a carnival barker whose temper puts him in the middle of a botched robbery and leads to his death. Stuck in purgatory, he's given one day to return and fix the problems he left behind -- namely a teenager who has a lot of his rebellious traits.