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Hugh Jackman Opens the Way for "The Amateur"

November 09, 2006 03:11:21

Seemingly growing well in its progress, Hugh Jackman's Seed Production has successfully landed a Fox 2000 deal to turn Robert Littell's 1981 spy novel into the big screen for the striking actor to star, Variety has revealed.

Entitled "The Amateur" just like the book's title, pic sees Jackman take the lead as a CIA cryptographer whose fiancee is killed in a suspicious plane crash then learns that it turned out to be brought down by terrorist. The hunk will also produce as well with his partner John Palermo while "24" executive producer Evan Katz is attached to pen the script.

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