Gondry said that during his conversations with Kaufman about the ending the screenwriter also thought about a final twist in which it would have been revealed the entire story was taking place inside Clementine’s mind. “We don’t end up together in Charlie’s version,” Carrey said. Gondry preferred to end the film on a happy note, with Joel and Clementine (Kate Winslet) deciding to stay together despite their flaws and the possibility things could fall apart all over again, but Kaufman originally wrote an “Eternal Sunshine” ending far more bleak.

Gondry and Carrey also told Vanity Fair about two endings that screenwriter Charlie Kaufman decided not to go with in the final draft. If it had been in the movie, it’s competing. And I said, Bastard! And it ends up that she’s not even in the movie.”Ĭarrey commended Gondry for cutting Pompeo’s character, Naomi, from the film, saying, “It was almost too much. “Michel likes to have real feelings in the scene and real chemistry, so he hired Ellen Pompeo, who’s a wonderful actress. “But the reality is he was Tracy Morgan.”Īs for Pompeo’s role, Carrey said he was upset when Gondry cast her as his character’s ex-girlfriend. “I was pretty hurt,” the actor told Vanity Fair. “He’s a comedic genius,” Gondry said about Morgan. 'Kidding' Season 2 Trailer: Jim Carrey and Michel Gondry Go Even FurtherĮmmy Predictions: Outstanding Animated Program - 'Rick and Morty' Warp Speed Toward Another Win If Gondry left Morgan in the film, any viewer familiar with the comedian’s “SNL” work would have been easily distracted during the flashback scenes.Ĭharlie Kaufman Releasing Debut Novel About a Failed Film Critic - First Details Morgan was coming off his successful run on “Saturday Night Live” at the time and was a couple years off from starting work on “30 Rock.” While Gondry is a big fan of the comedian, he realized in the editing room Morgan was simply playing Morgan. While Ellen Pompeo’s cut role as the ex-girlfriend of Carrey’s Joel has been known for quite some time, Gondry revealed that Tracy Morgan was a second actor who shot scenes for “Eternal Sunshine” that were eventually left on the cutting room floor.Īccording to Gondry, Morgan was cast as Joel’s neighbor and appeared in a handful of flashback scenes that were edited out of the “Eternal Sunshine” theatrical cut. “ Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” celebrated its 15th anniversary this March, and Vanity Fair marked the occasion with a recent interview with director Michel Gondry and actor Jim Carrey.

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