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Messing Gets Lucky
Emmy winner takes her odds to Vegas in new dramatic romancer from helmer Curtis
Hanson.
Monday, February 28, 2005
By Mark Umbach
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Christina Radish
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Messing feeling Lucky for Curtis Hanson
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Emmy winner Debra Messing, who's still hovering on the box office charts with
The Wedding Date, has signed on to star for Curtis Hanson and Warner
Bros. in the drama Lucky You. Drew Barrymore and Eric Bana are already
set to star in the film, which will begin filming next month in Las Vegas.
From a script by Eric Roth, with touches added by Hanson, the dramatic love
story centers on a professional poker player (Bana) trying to deal with his
estranged father. Along the way, he meets a woman who may be able to help him
overcome his odds. Messing will play Barrymore's sister, who is a singer and
performer in a Cirque du Soleil-like show.
Hanson will produce the film with his partner Carol Fenelon and Denise Di Novi.
Village Roadshow is providing the financing, with Kevin McCormick overseeing
for the studio.
Messing won an Emmy in 2003 for her role as Grace Adler on NBC's Will &
Grace. In addition to being seen in Wedding Date, her big screen
credits include The Mothman Prophecies, Hollywood Ending and Along
Came Polly. She's repped by Gersh.
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