Nicole Kidman is set to star in the lead role of German Director Oliver Hirschbiegel's "Invasion", the big budget US remake of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" being scripted by Dave Kajhanich reports Production Weekly.

The story centers on Carol (Kidman), who uncovers a conspiracy in a small town where the inhabitants' personalities seem to be changing. Shooting begins October in Baltimore.

Kidman is also confirmed to still be starring in Wong-Kar Wai's "A Lady from Shanghai" about a woman in the 1950's who's in love with a spy. Shooting is expected to take place around St. Petersburg sometime soon.

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