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Miramax on board for another "Train" robbery

Tue Apr 22, 2008 10:46pm EDT

By Gregg Goldstein

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NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Miramax is producing an English-language remake of the French crime drama "Man on the Train," a project that has reportedly caught the attention of Billy Bob Thornton.

The story revolves around a drifter who cases a conservative small town for a bank robbery. The man befriends an elderly professor who seeks to energize his life by becoming his partner in crime.

French pop star Johnny Hallyday and Jean Rochefort starred in the 2002 original, which was directed by Patrice LeConte and released in the United States by Paramount Classics. It won the Venice Film Festival award for best film and actor (Rochefort).

Thomas Bezucha ("The Family Stone") is in negotiations to direct the remake. While Thornton is said to be circling the project, no actors have been set.

The project is Miramax's latest stab at a foreign film remake. The Disney-owned studio also is heading into production with an adaptation of the Italian drama "Everybody's Fine" with Robert De Niro.

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