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In "Hall," Murphy stars opposite Mike Vogel ("Cloverfield")
and Danny Pino ("The Burning Plain") in a thriller about a
brutal standoff between a young man (Vogel), his fiancee and
his best friend (Pino). The cast also includes Dov Davidoff ("Invincible"), Brad
Greenquist ("Shiloh Falls") and Guillermo Diaz ("Weeds"). Directed by Alex Merkin from a screenplay by Jesse
Mittelstadt and Julien Schwab, "Hall" is based on Merkin's
award-winning 2005 short film that starred Adrian Grenier
("Entourage"). Meanwhile, Murphy -- who also has been cast in "Sin City 2"
-- is under consideration as a replacement for Lohan in "Poor,"
though negotiations have not yet begun. Lohan fell out of the project in May when she admitted
herself to a rehabilitation facility. Murphy would join a cast that includes Shirley MacLaine,
Olympia Dukakis, Rosario Dawson and Channing Tatum. "Poor" revolves around two female con artists who befriend
and then murder homeless men in order to collect on their
insurance policies. Trent Haaga penned the script. Scott Marshall, whose directorial credits include "Blonde
Ambition" and "Keeping Up With the Steins," has come aboard to
direct the film. He replaces Ash Baron Cohen, who departed over
what was described as "creative differences." Reuters/Hollywood Reporter |
