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Eastwood to direct and star in 'Gran Torino'
Published Wednesday, Mar 19 2008, 11:33 GMT | By Beth Hilton
The screen legend will both direct and star in the film for Warner Bros and Village Roadshow Pictures.
No plot details are currently known, but it is scheduled for release in December.
Gran Torino will be Eastwood's first acting role since 2004's Oscar-winning drama Million Dollar Baby, which he also directed.
His latest outing behind the camera was prohibition-era thriller Changeling, starring Angelina Jolie. The Universal movie opens in cinemas in November.
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