With Tom Cruise no longer starring in Spyglass Entertainment's "The Tourist," Sam Worthington is taking over the lead role in the remake of the 2005 French thriller “Anthony Zimmer.”

The film centers on an American tourist who faces great danger when a female Interpol agent tricks him into taking out a criminal she once had an affair with.

Charlize Theron has previously been attached to star in the film, and she is now officially on board. Bharat Nalluri, whose credits include “Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day,” is directing a script by Julian Fellowes and Jeffrey Nachmanoff.

Worthington was last seen in "Terminator Salvation." Upcoming projects of his include "Avatar" and "Clash of the Titan." As for Theron, she will next be seen in "The Burning Plain." She's also got "The Road" coming soon.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Here is your dose of film news for July 23, 2009:

• Sam Worthington has signed on to star in Summit's upcoming "The Candidate," a remake of 2008's Danish thriller "Kanditaten." Beau Willimon, whose credits include "Farragut North," will write the script, which centers on a lawyer who mysteriously wakes up in a hotel room and vaguely remembers the woman he met the night before. Next thing he knows, she's dead, and he's being blackmailed for her murder. Worthington, who will soon star in "Clash of the Titans," was last seen in "Terminator Salvation."(Variety)

• James Mangold is in talks to direct "Three Little Words," the big-screen adaptation of Ashley Rhodes-Courter's memoir. The story follows the author's traumatic childhood in foster care. Mangold's credits also include "Walk the Line" and "3:10 to Yuma." Mangold has also been in talks to direct an untitled project starring Cameron Diaz and Tom Cruise. (Variety)

• Bruce Lee's family is ready to co-develop a three-part biopic about the martial arts hero, who passed away 36 years ago. Variety says the first part of "Bruce Lee" will carry a $7.3 million budget, with a release date planned for Nov. 27, 2010. No director has been announced yet, but Tony Leung Ka-fai will appear in the project as Lee's father. Lee's brother Robert recently said he wants audiences to see who the great Bruce Lee really was.

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