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Trio rush to make "Deadline" thriller

Fri Jun 6, 2008 3:02am EDT
Brittany Murphy attends the Monique Lhuillier 2008/2009 Fall/Winter collection during New York Fashion Week February 5, 2008. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Brittany Murphy, Thora Birch and Tammy Blanchard are starring in "Deadline," a "Shining"-style psychological thriller that began shooting in Louisiana this week.

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Murphy plays a scribe who travels to an abandoned house to write a screenplay. A bout of writer's block and other unforeseen events lead her to a psychological breakdown.

Sean McConville is making his directorial debut with the independently financed feature,

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