Kristen has dropped out of "Focus"

Kristen has dropped out of "Focus"

Variety

Will Smith may have found his next project — he is in final talks to star in the Warner Bros. con artist pic “Focus.”

Kristen Stewart was attached to also star in the pic but when Smith became engaged in the project, Stewart fell off with the feeling that the age difference between the two would be too large a gap.

The Hollywood Reporter

Kristen Stewart is no longer set to star in Focus, a Warner Bros. heist project being directed by Crazy, Stupid, Love helmers Glenn Ficarra and John Requa. And as Stewart exits, the project could be landing a male star in Will Smith.

Affleck dropped out in December, causing a new search for a leading man. Sources say in recent weeks Stewart also quietly exited the project.

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Ben Affleck falls out of ''Focus''

Ben Affleck falls out of ''Focus''

With an increasingly busy schedule, Ben Affleck has fallen out of Warner Bros.' "Focus."

Sources close to Affleck tell Variety that his schedule was beginning to get out of control. And while the actor very much wanted to do the film, timing and his schedule just couldn't be worked out.

The pic also stars Kristen Stewart, with "Crazy Stupid Love" helmers Glenn Ficarra and John Requa directing from their own script.

The pic follows a veteran grifter who partners with a girl who's new to the life.

Affleck is focused on writing, directing, producing and staring in "Live By Night" and is also in development on "The Stand" and the untitled "Whitey Bulger project." Add in all the award-season promoting he has been doing for "Argo," and insiders said an April start date on "Focus" just didn't look possible for Affleck.

Warners will now look to find someone who can step in and fill those shoes in order to meet the that spring start.

The WME-repped Affleck is taking a break from the biz today as he is in D.C. testifying before the House Armed Services Committee to provide an "Update on the Evolving Security Situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Implications for US National Security."

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''Focus'' Screenplay Review by Script Shadow (SPOILERS)

''Focus'' Screenplay Review by Script Shadow (SPOILERS)

Genre : Romantic Con-edy

Premise : A con man teams up with a con woman, but when he falls for her, he must decide which is more important, her or the con.

About : This is the directing team behind “Crazy Stupid Love.” They used to be purely writers but look to now be focusing on their directing careers. “Focus” is their latest writing/directing project. Word on the street is that Ryan Gossling and Emma Stone will star.

Writers : Glenn Ficarra and John Requa

Details : 130 pages – First Draft (3-16-2012)

I don’t usually review first drafts anymore. But a lot of people have written to tell me that this script is really good, so I’m going to make an exception. 

Kristen Will Star with Ben Affleck In Sexy Comedy ''Focus''

Kristen Stewart, Ben Affleck Really Will Star Together In Sexy Comedy 'Focus'

Kristen Stewart has told HuffPost Entertainment that she will indeed star opposite Ben Affleck in a comedy titled "Focus."

"I can confirm that rumor," she said, referring to Internet reports that began surfacing last month. "It's a comedy. I'm really excited about it. We start shooting in April."

On November 2, Deadline Hollywood reported that Stewart had entered talks to appear in the Warner Bros. production as "an inexperienced con artist who hooks up with the more seasoned Affleck." According to the report, the film will be written and directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, who previously teamed up on "Crazy, Stupid, Love."

Subsequent reports claimed that the role would call on Stewart, 22, to shoot some "passionate" love scenes with Affleck, 40. Affleck was also quoted saying that he hoped Stewart would take the role because she's "terrific."

Stewart told HuffPost that she does not have any other projects lined up, but "would love to find some micro-project before then, because April is kind of a ways away."

Stewart recently finished a world tour promoting "Breaking Dawn 2," the fifth and final installment in the "Twilight" series, which turned her into a global superstar. She is now making the awards-circuit rounds in support of her next film, "On the Road," an indie adaptation of the famous Jack Kerouac novel, due out on December 21.

"On the Road" could give Stewart a shot at an Academy Award nomination for best supporting actress, but Affleck is deep in the Oscar hunt with "Argo," which is expected to snag nominations for best picture, best director, and best supporting actor, among others.

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