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Rooney Mara Is Having Her Lead on Any Thriller Film. Thanks To The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo!

Rooney Mara has taken the lead role in director Steven Soderbergh's Side Effects.

This thriller revolves around a young woman that gets hooked on prescription drugs out of fear of her husband and his imminent release from prison. The actress will replace Blake Lively, who recently dropped out of the project. Channing Tatum is still set to co-star.

Scott Z. Burns wrote the screenplay. The film will be released by Open Road. Shooting is scheduled to begin this April.

Mrs. Michael Douglas Is Up for 'The Side Effects'

Catherine Zeta-Jones is reuniting with director Steven Soderbergh, joining the cast of his psychopharmacology drama Side Effects for Open Road Films. Catherine Zeta-Jones previously worked with Steven Soderbergh on Traffic, which earned him a Best Director Oscar.

The story centers on Blake Lively's character, a woman who gets addicted to prescription drugs out of fear that her husband (Channing Tatum) will be released from prison soon. Jude Law plays the woman's new therapist, while Catherine Zeta-Jones portrays Dr. Eric Siebert. The drama is said to be set in the world of psychopharmacology, the study of how drugs affect the human mind.

Source: Deadline

Blake Lively, Jude Law, and Channing Tatum Have 'Side Effects'

Blake Lively, Jude Law, and Channing Tatum have joined the cast of The Side Effects for director Steven Soderbergh.

The story centers on Emily Hawkins (Blake Lively), a young woman who becomes dependent on prescription drugs out of fear her husband will be released from prison soon. Channing Tatum will play the husband, and Jude Law will portray Emily's new therapist.

We reported last month that Summit Entertainment was financing The Side Effects, which was known as The Bitter Pill at the time. Summit has pulled out of the project, but Megan Ellison's Annapurna Pictures is in talks to finance The Side Effects.

Steven Soderbergh is directing from a screenplay by Scott Z. Burns (Contagion). Production is scheduled to begin on The Side Effects in April.