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February 23, 2006
Steve Coogan "in the frame" to play Craig Murray in film version of Murder in Samarkand
From Dark Horizons
Controversial British director Michael Winterbottom ("9 Songs", "Code 46", "The Road to Guantanamo") has set yet another hot button project as his next film - "Murder in Samarkand" reports Production Weekly.
Based on the memoirs of Craig Murray, the former UK ambassador to Uzbekistan, the film will follow his famous firing in 2004 after drawing attention to torture and human rights abuses in Uzbekistan.
Comedian Steve Coogan, who has worked twice with Winterbottom before on "24 Hour Party People" and "Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story" is tipped to be playing Murray in the film which is expected to be taking a year to set up.
Posted by richard on February 23, 2006 10:27 AM in the category The Film
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Nice one
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at February 23, 2006 1:13 PM
Nice one. Who will play Jack Straw, Ricky Gervais?
Posted by: boyturtle at February 23, 2006 1:15 PM
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