Carell’ s hopes for his latest movie

Steve Carell said he thinks his latest movie, Beautiful Boy, will “incite” a conversation around the “misunderstood” topic of drug addiction.

The actor, who plays New York Times writer David Sheff, described the movie as a “cautionary tale”.

He said: “I think there are all sorts of misconceptions about people who are addicted to various substances... I think a movie like this portrays these people in a very human way and it’s great that that can incite some sort of conversation.”