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Emily Blunt has landed the female lead in "Adjustment Bureau," joining Matt Damon in the George Nolfi-directed science-fiction thriller adapted from Philip K. Dick’s short story.

Damon will play a smooth-talking congressman whose political future is thrown in doubt by uncontrollable events and the arrival in his life of a mysterious ballerina, played by Blunt.

Nolfi wrote the script and is producing with Chris Moore, Michael Hackett and Bill Carraro.

Production begins in mid-September in Gotham.

Universal acquired the film in an auction held by Media Rights Capital, the producer-financier behind "Bruno."

Blunt recently completed "The Wolfman" alongside Benicio Del Toro and Anthony Hopkins. She also stars in "The Young Victoria," "Wild Target" and "Gulliver’s Travels."