Vaughn is on 'Enemies' list

By Tatiana Siegel

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Paul Haggis wants to appoint Vince Vaughn to his hot-button political drama "Against All Enemies," the film version of Richard Clarke's Washington memoir.

No offer has been made to the "Wedding Crashers" star because Columbia Pictures is fine-tuning the film's budget, but the helmer has had discussions with Vaughn about filling the role of the FBI's John O'Neill.

Sean Penn, who recently cast Vaughn in his drama "Into the Wild," has been widely reported to be on board to play Clarke.

"Enemies" chronicles how the Bush administration handled the al-Qaida threat both before and after the September 11 terrorist attacks. The former U.S. terrorism czar's story offers an insider's account of the nation's security apparatus and the maneuvers of Washington power brokers.

Longtime writer Haggis, whose directorial debut was last year's Oscar-winning "Crash," is supervising scribe James Vanderbilt as he pens the second draft of the screenplay based on the 2004 book.

Vaughn is now onscreen opposite Jennifer Aniston in "The Break-Up," which has grossed more than $114 million domestically.

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter

Posted by Christine at July 11, 2006 1:05 AM