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Walken, Close Mull Stepford

Oscar-nominated actor Christopher Walken (Catch Me If You Can) and Glenn Close are in talks to join the cast of Frank Oz's remake of The Stepford Wives, Variety reported. Paramount is also wooing country singer Faith Hill to play a role in the film, the trade paper reported.

Walken and Close are eyed to play the town leaders of Stepford. One of them might be behind the campaign to transform the dissident townsfolk into robotized perfect mates, the trade paper reported.

Nicole Kidman tops a cast that includes John and Joan Cusack and Roger Bart, the latter of whom plays a gay character with effeminate mannerisms who is transformed into a beer-guzzling soccer dad, the trade paper reported. Paul Rudnick wrote the script for the remake, which is eyed as a black comedic take on the original 1975 SF movie.