Off-screen BFFs George Clooney and Brad Pitt are teaming up for another movie and its not Oceans 14 The duo will be starring in a CIA comedy from the Coen Brothers Burn After Reading premiering this September The film also stars John Malkovich Frances McDormand and Tilda Swinton and quite honestly it looks like its going to be awesome
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They're on an awards season roll, but the Coen brothers are already on to their next projects. The No Country for Old Men filmmaking team and Scott Rudin are set to translate Michael Chabon's The Yiddish Policeman's Union, a contemporary noir murder mystery set in Alaska.... Mel Gibson, meanwhile, is being sued for breach of contract by a Passion of the Christ writer who claims the director misrepresented the film's budget, resulting in lowball remuneration.... Steven Spielberg, meanwhile, is stepping away from controversy, withdrawing from his role as artistic director of the 2008 Olympics in China. He's relinquishing the gig in protest of the Chinese government's policy on Sudan and the Darfur conflict. In a statement, Spielberg said, "I find that my conscience will not allow me to continue business as usual." — Anna Dimond
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