Hoffman, Thompson chance reunion in film

Published: June 7, 2007 at 12:01 AM
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HOLLYWOOD, June 6 (UPI) -- Academy award winners Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson will star in the Hollywood romantic drama "Last Chance Harvey."

Joel Hopkins is director and screenwriter for the film, scheduled to begin shooting in September in London. He wrote the screenplay with Hoffman and Thompson in mind for the leads, Variety reported Wednesday.

The story is about a man down on his luck who finds an unlikely female companion while in London attending his daughter's wedding.

The movie will reunite Hoffman and Thompson, who starred in "Stranger Than Fiction." Hoffman is in the upcoming "Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium" and Thompson will be seen in "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix."

"Last Chance Harvey" will be released through Overture Films.


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