Hugh Grant and Ziyi Zhang in ‘Lost for Words’

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By Patrick Luce Jun 10, 2008, 11:28 GMT

Hugh Grant is in talks to star with Ziyi Zhang in Susanne Bier’s comedy "Lost for Words" – which is scheduled to be released from Universal Pictures in September. Hugh Grant - MUSIC AND LYRICS Rome red Carpet - Cinema Moderno - Roma © Insidefoto / Photorazzi

Hugh Grant - MUSIC AND LYRICS Rome red Carpet - Cinema Moderno - Roma © Insidefoto / PhotorazziVariety reports Working Title partners Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner are set to produce the comedy with Jonathan Cavendish. The film was written by Jamie Curtis and Dan Mazer (“Borat”). Richard Curtis will handle executive producing duties.In the film, Grant would take on the role of a British film star hired to star in a movie by a Chinese female director. As shooting gets underway, he falls for the charms of the director’s flirty translator, but later finds himself falling for the director (Zhang). Too bad the only person who can tell the director is the translator and she has her own plans.

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