Nicole Kidman signs on to star in The Paperboy
Back in May, we reported that Tobey Maguire, Sofía Vergara, Matthew McConaughey, and Zac Efron had joined the cast. Shooting was pushed back after Tobey Maguire stepped away from the project last week. The delay also cut into Sofía Vergara's shooting schedule on the ABC sitcom Modern Family, which caused her to drop the movie as well. Matthew McConaughey and Zac Efron are still attached to The Paperboy.
The story centers on a reporter, who, along with his brother, starts investigating a Death Row inmate to try and clear his name. Nicole Kidman will step into Sofía Vergara's former role, a mysterious woman who writes letters to Death Row inmates, and develops a relationship with the reporter.
Lee Daniels will direct The Paperboy from a script by Pedro Almodóvar and author Peter Dexter, which is adapted from Peter Dexter's 1995 novel of the same name.
The Paperboy was released October 5th, 2012 and stars Zac Efron, Matthew McConaughey, Nicole Kidman, John Cusack, David Oyelowo, Scott Glenn, Ned Bellamy, Nealla Gordon. The film is directed by Lee Daniels.
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Dan
Meh on the movie, but damn Kidman looks good in that picture.
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Rufio
so... tired...of...these...storylines... love underdog stories and stories of redemption (and even twists/suspense ala "Primal Fear")... but these storylines are getting trite. maybe daniels can put a new twist or take on it, but for right now i am not interested.
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thedude-abides
Everyone was on Lee Daniels's nuts after the "anything but" Precious in 2009 -- one of the primary reasons the Academy has switched to a flex number of candidates in 2011. It'll be interesting to see if he can continue his success, or if he was simply a benefactor of working on a film that was sponsored by Oprah.
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