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David O. Russell leaves ZOMBIES and goes to Old St. Louis

It seems that the acclaimed David O. Russell has left the movie Pride & Prejudice & Zombies due to some schedule problems with the producer and female star (Natalie Portman). Now, according to Collider, "O. Russell will shoot Old St. Louis this spring. As we reported in July, the dramedy tells “the story of a traveling salesman (played by Vince Vaughn) who has been an absentee father, and how his life changes when his daughter becomes part of his life.” Chloe Moretz was attached to play the daughter but had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts. But now, Russell’s new schedule reportedly has brought Moretz back into the fold. Unfortunately, Scarlett Johansson, who was to play Vaughn’s love-interest, has now had to leave the project due to the scheduling".
Well, the perfect cast for this one would be having both Johansson and Moretz to star alongside Vince Vaughn, but it seems that it's not this time we'll see Scarlett going indie again if what the rumours are saying is true. Chloë Moretz is an extremely versatile young actress in my opinion and a great promise for the future of cinema industry; Scarlett Johansson is a great actress with a great body of work and she's a little bit overdue for an Oscar nod; So, what would be better for the movie if we had to choose: having Moretz or having Johansson?
Well, it's hard to find such an extraordinary young actress like Moretz but it's also hard to such a sexy beauty whith good acting chops like Johansson! Let's hope that both are available for this one - that would be amazing!

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