Guy Pearce has signed to star in the Houdini drama "Death Defying Acts," with Rachel Weisz in negotiations to co-star as the magician's mistress reports Variety.
Based on true events during the escape artist Harry Houdini's 1926 tour of Britain, the story follows Houdini's passionate relationship with a woman he encounters in Scotland.
Pic will be directed by Gillian Armstrong and was written by Tony Grisoni ("Tideland") and Brian Ward ("The Interpreter"). The Oz/U.K. co-production starts shooting early in 2006.
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