January 24, 2008 06:35:38 GMT
The Academy Award-winning screenwriter for 'Sling Blade' has signed in to star in Universal Pictures' new drama project 'Duplicity' alongside Julia Roberts, Clive Owen and Tom Wilkinson.
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The successful "" star is going to join and in Universal Pictures new drama project "". In the film written and helmed by Tony Gilroy, the co-star of in "Monster's Ball" will star opposite Academy Award-nominated actor .
According to Variety, he and Wilkinson are going to play the CEOs of rival pharmaceutical companies racing to corner the market on an innovation that will bring wild profits. Along with them, Roberts and Owen are to play opposite corporate spies who team up to stage an elaborate fraud to manipulate which corporation will win. Further, the film distributed by Universal Pictures is expected to start production in March.
Accordingly, Thornton has recently finished filming a drama film based on short stories by Bret Easton Ellis "" starring also , and . He is currently involved with the production of D.J. Caruso-directed drama "" in which he stars alongside , and . The 52-year-old actor previously can be seen in various movies, including "", "", "" and "Waking Up in Reno".
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