Philip K Dick's Adjustment Bureau

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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."

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Anthony Mackie ("The Hurt Locker") has been cast in "The Adjustment Bureau," MRC's sci-fi thriller for Universal with Matt Damon and Emily Blunt starring, and George Nolfi directing from his own script.

Nolfi also will produce alongside Chris Moore, Michael Hackett and Bill Carraro.

"The Adjustment Bureau," adapted from Philip K. Dick's short story, centers on a smooth-talking congressman whose political future is thrown in doubt by the arrival of a mysterious ballerina in his life.

Mackie is appearing in "The Bacchae" in Gotham as part of Shakespeare in the Park. "The Adjustment Bureau" will shoot in New York immediately following the wrap of the play.