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Know Your David O. Russell Projects That Will Probably Never Happen

More than six years passed between the releases of I Heart Huckabees and The Fighter , and it appears that David O. Russell is planning to make up for that lost time… with extreme prejudice. Since last October, the Oscar-nominated director has seen his name attached to no less than five projects, and the likelihood of them all happening with Russell in the director’s chair seems remote. However! Which has the best chance of going through as planned? Movieline investigates after the jump.

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Know Your David O. Russell Projects That Will Probably Never Happen

David O. Russell Considering Buddy Cianci Biopic?

Tribeca Film Festival co-founder Jane Rosenthal said that David O. Russell is considering directing an adaptation of former Providence mayor Buddy Cianci’s book Politics and Pasta , which follows the author’s years of busting mobsters and landing in jail on racketeering charges. Could Rosenthal partner Robert De Niro, who reportedly made a deal with Cianci back in 2008 and may appear in Russell’s Uncharted , help seal the deal — and, perhaps, star as the notorious politician?

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David O. Russell Considering Buddy Cianci Biopic?