By Anne Thompson
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Oscar winner Rachel Weisz will star in "The Brothers Bloom," an international con man adventure scheduled to start production across 12 countries in Europe and Asia next February.
The indie project, budgeted at more than $20 million (11 million pounds), marks writer-director Rian Johnson’s follow-up to 2005’s teen film noir "Brick." He is scouting locations in Europe.
Weisz, who won an Academy Award this year for her supporting role in "The Constant Gardener," will play a mysterious millionaire who turns the tables on a veteran team of con men who take on one last job after the younger brother threatens to quit the family business. The two thirtysomething American male leads have yet to be cast.
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Weisz next stars opposite Hugh Jackman in fiance Darren Aronofsky’s "The Fountain," due in cinemas November 22. She recently wrapped production on Wong Kar Wai’s "My Blueberry Nights," and is shooting "Definitely Maybe" for writer/director Adam Brooks. She begins production in December on Noam Morro’s "Smart People" opposite Dennis Quaid.
Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
