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variety.com - 9/10/2008

Verhoeven eyes Miller's erotic thriller - Entertainment News, Film News, Media

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Relativity, De Luca to produce untitled script Paul Verhoeven is eyeing a return to the world of erotic thrillers. The "Basic Instinct" helmer is in talks to direct the untitled Wendy Miller thriller for Relativity Media. Story centers on a college intern who finds himself trapped in a dangerous ...

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Paul Verhoeven to direct erotic thriller
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Movie Hopping: September 11, 2008
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