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Due to Tony Scott's unfortunate and shocking suicide on Sunday, his older brother, Ridley Scott, has suspended the production of The Counselor.

The director has been shooting the Brad Pitt and Michael Fassbender crime thriller in London, but flew back to El Lay on Monday to comfort his sister-in-law and twin nephews during this difficult time.

Cormac McCarthy, the renowned author behind No Country For Old Men, wrote the screenplay for the upcoming flick about a lawyer who gets involved in illegal drug trafficking.

No word on how long the production will be shut down, but we imagine no one is complaining because of how serious the circumstances are.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the Scotts as they deal with the sad situation.

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Maybe! In a Ridley Scott film, anyway…

With the release date for Disney’s dark interpretation of Sleeping Beauty being set for 2014, it gives Angelina Jolie time to (perhaps) play another devious character other than the fiery dragon queen, Maleficent.

Rumor has it she may take a small role in

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Looks like James is pulling the old McSwitcheroo!

Back in January, we heard that James Franco was writing/directing a film adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian for producer Scott Rudin.

Guess he got bored or something, because he's decided to shelve the project and make a film version of McCarthy's Child Of God instead!

Here's what James had to say about his decision to switch Cormac novels:

Tags: adaptation, blood meridian, child of god, cormac mccarthy, directing, james franco, mcswitcheroo, necrophilia, scott rudin

Where does this guy find the time??

James Franco's latest project will have him writing the screenplay and directing William Faulkner's literary classic, As I Lay Dying, for the big screen.

Fox Searchlight has already committed to the film with hopes that the project will begin development by next Spring.

He's also reportedly writing and directing Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian with Scott Rudin for 2012.

Out of the recent films Franco has been involved with recently, he says this is the film he's the most "attached to."

AND he will be doing all of these projects while still attending classes at Yale University and the Rhode Island School of Design.

Unbelievable!

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Tags: adaptation, as i lay dying, blood meridian, cormac mccarthy, direct, scott rudin, screenplay, william faulkner, yale