Jamie Foxx and his manager Jaime Rucker King are set to produce THE POWER OF DUFF, joining Marc Platt, who already has been developing the feature film via his Marc Platt Prods, according to the HOLLYWOOD REPORTER. Foxx and King will help develop the drama, which Foxx may star in.
Universal won the script in a bidding war last year, paying $900,000 against $1.25 million. Russell Crowe, Ron Howard and Tom Hanks have circled the project as well.
Penned by Stephen Belber, "the tale follows a TV news anchor who after the death of his father starts praying aloud for things to happen while reading the evening news. When his prayers start coming true, it begins a controversy on whether he's a prophet, a pundit or a charlatan.
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