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News of the World Movie Casting Couch

Casting Couch

Who’ll play Rebekah Brooks and others in the U.K. hacking scandal? The Daily Beast bugs the casting couch.

Michael Solomon

Michael Solomon

Published May 18 2012 10:10PM EDT

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galleries/2011/07/07/nicole-kidman-anthony-hopkins-colin-firth-dream-cast-for-news-of-the-world-the-movie/notw-the-movie-solomon_r9btb7 — Scandal-plagued British tabloid News of the World printed its last-ever edition on Sunday, but who'll portray the drama's key players in the Hollywood version? The Daily Beast swings by the casting couch. By Michael Solomon.
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Michael Solomon

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