Harrelson materializes in 'Now The Truth Is Me'

HarrelsonHot round the heels of his buzzed-about turn just like a corrupt LAPD officer in Oren Moverman's "Rampart," Woodsy Harrelson has became a member of discussions for just about any role in Summit Entertainment's magician heist pic "At This Point You See Me." Louis Leterrier is pointing the film, which stars Mark Ruffalo, Jesse Eisenberg, Morgan Freeman, Isla Fisher and Melanie Laurent. Harrelson is at predicts play Merritt Osbourne, a mentalist and hypnotherapist recognized for his Jedi-style mind techniques. He familiar with perform overseas for your Filled with England, but a bloody incident forces him to depart to Vegas where he joins some Horsemen, a squad in the world's finest illusionists who accomplish numerous daring bank heists in their performances, then shower the income around the auds. Edward Ricourt ("The best way to Defeat Your Individual Clone") and Boaz Yakin written the first script that came Leterrier's interest, while "Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol" scribes Andre Nemec and Josh Applebaum recently did a polish. Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci are coming up with via their shingle Kurtzman Orci Paper Products, whose Bobby Cohen will professional produce as well as Yakin. Harrelson next stars in "Rampart," which Millennium Entertainment acquired after its debut within the Toronto Worldwide Film Festival. Millennium, which will release the film later this year, will mount an honours campaign for Harrelson, who received an Oscar nom for Moverman's "The Messenger." Harrelson, repped by CAA, recently starred in "Pals With Benefits" and may soon be seen as Haymitch Abernathy in "The Hunger Games." Contact Rob Sneider at rob.sneider@variety.com