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Nick Jonas is in final talks to star in 'Goat'.
The 'Kingdom' actor is reportedly set to close a deal with James Franco's Rabbit Bandini Productions and Killer Films to star in the movie adaptation of Brad Land's real-life memoir.
The indie picture - which will be directed by Andrew Neel - follows the bond of two brothers, played by Jonas and 'Pride' star Ben Schnetzer, who join a fraternity after the elder brother (Schnetzer) is assaulted.
The script will be based on an early draft by David Gordon Green, and has been co-written by Neel and Mike Roberts, reports The Wrap.
Schnetzer has replaced Emile Hirsch who was originally attached to star when Gordon Green was at the helm.
Killer Films' Christine Vachon and David Hinojosa are producing the movie alongside Franco and Rabbit Bandini's Vince Jolivette.
Jon Wells has also signed on to executive produce the film which is yet to receive a release date.
Jonas has come along way since he started out his career on the Disney channel after being cast as MMA fighter Nate Kulina in the TV series 'Kingdom'.
He is also set to star in Elizabeth Allen's thriller "Careful What You Wish For."

Channing Tatum hopes he never has to wrestle again after shooting 'Foxcatcher'.
The 34-year-old actor stars as Olympic gold medal-winning grappler Mark Schultz in the Oscar tipped crime drama and he admits he found the sport "suffocating" when he was training for the role.
In an interview on UK TV show 'Lorraine', he said: "If I never wrestle again I'll be happy, I really will. It is such a painful and suffocating sport, that's how I'd describe it to you - you just can't breathe. You're constantly asking yourself, 'Am I dying? or am I just hurt right now?' "
After trying the sport, Channing insists he has nothing but admiration for Olympic wrestlers, saying: "I could train for years and never be able to do what these guys do. It's so hard."
The Hollywood hunk also admitted he much preferred stripping off in 'Magic Mike' to wrestling in the Bennett Miller-directed film.
When asked what profession was easier to recreate, he said: "Both of them are physical, wrestling is way more painful."
Channing has paid tribute to co-star Steve Carrell for his mesmerising performance as wrestling enthusiast and multimillionaire John Eleuthère du Pont in the film, a role which is a massive departure from the comedy parts he is renowned for.
He said: "I grew up watching Steve and you get this perception of who you think he's going to be ... A lot of people I know now are comic actors and everyone thinks they're always like that and that's not the case, that's just a skill that they have and they wield it. I think that's why Steve can so adeptly come in and do a character that's probably shocking to people but his comedy in the other roles he's done don't come from him being the funny guy they come from him having a whip smart perspective into a situation. This movie (Foxcatcher) is not funny, it's weird. If you're having a bad day this might not be the movie you want to see."

Casey Affleck has replaced Matt Damon in 'Manchester-by-the-Sea'.
The 39-year-old actor will take over the lead role from Matt, 44, in director Kenneth Lonergan's drama after a scheduling conflict prevented Matt from starring.
Lonergan's film tells the story of a Boston plumber who has to become the guardian of his 16-year-old nephew after his brother tragically dies, however, his attempts to be a carer are hindered by a past secret tragedy.
Revealing he is replacing Matt in the movie, Casey - the brother of Ben Affleck - quipped: "(I'm going to be in) 'Manchester-by-the-Sea'. Matt can't do it. And, you know, if Matt's not in it, it'll be good."
Writer-and-director Lonergan previously worked with Matt on the critically acclaimed 'Margaret' and his previous films include 'Analyze This', 'The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle' and 'You Can Count on Me'.
Matt is currently shooting Ridley Scott's highly-anticipated sci-fi film 'The Martian' and is then due to reunite with Paul Greengrass to reprise his role as Jason Bourne for another instalment in the Bourne action series.
Casey has been busy filming Disney disaster movie 'The Finest Hours', which tells the true story of the Pendleton rescue mission which saw the Coast Guard deal with the devastation of two oil tankers in a storm off the coast of Cape Cod in 1952.

Benedict Cumberbatch doesn't think taking on the lead role in 'Doctor Strange' is a risk.
The 38-year-old actor was recently cast in the role and says he's confident the film will be a success, because of Marvel's ability to bring lesser-known characters to life.
He shared: "I don't think it's a risk because of Marvel.
"Marvel is a stable of bringing out ordinary comic characters and turning them into screen-like gods.
"It's very different, it's an Astral Plane. There's a huge new element to this Marvel universe that's going to be employed in building this story and this character.
"But you know, I'm really excited about it, about working with [director Scott Derrickson] whose imagination is endless, and all the boys and girls at Marvel who know what they're doing."
Cumberbatch, who confirmed he will begin shooting 'Doctor Strange' after appearing on the stage in 'Hamlet' and filming for the 'Sherlock' Christmas special in 2015, revealed he was never a big fan of comic books as a child.
However, he told The Wall Street Journal newspaper: "You can bet your bottom dollar I'm reading them now, avidly."
'Doctor Strange', which is set for release in November 2016, is also expected to feature Morgan Freeman and Bill Nighy.

Scarlett Johansson has been cast in 'Ghost in the Shell'.
The 30-year-old actress is to star in the upcoming live-action adaptation of the hugely popular Japanese anime series.
Variety reports the Hollywood superstar will feature in the eagerly-awaited new film, which will follow a member of a covert ops unit of the Japanese National Public Safety Commission, which tries to fight technology-related crime.
The adaptation is to be directed by Rupert Sanders - who was responsible for the 2012 film 'Snow White and the Huntsman' - while Avi Arad and Steven Paul are to produce the movie from a script by Bill Wheeler.
Meanwhile, there have been calls for Scarlett's on-screen character in the Marvel films, Black Widow, to be given her own movie.
The character has featured in a number of the biggest films in the Marvel franchise and Robert Robert Downey Jr, who plays Iron Man, would like to see Scarlett given a standalone film.
He said: "I think that the interesting thing particularly after Guardians of the Galaxy with Zoe [Saldana, or] even from the first 'Iron Man' where Pepper Potts was kind of this really - to me the 'Iron Man' franchise would never have taken off without [Gwyneth] Paltrow.
"There's something about her that grounded the story. She's not your typical lady in a superhero movie, and then by Iron Man 3 she's swallowing serums and putting on suits and kicking [butt] and all that stuff.
"But it would be kind of more appropriate for a character that already was like a Black Widow [to lead a movie]. It just seems like whatever Scarlett does, people want to go see it."

Jamie Dornan doesn't understand the fuss made over the bondage scenes in 'Fifty Shades Of Grey'.
The 32-year-old actor, who has been cast as Christian Grey in the feature film adaptation of the best-selling novel, is confused by those who have a problem with the subject matter and insists there are much stranger things in the world than S&M.
He said: "There's weirder s**t than that. I think plane spotting is far weirder than S&M. That I really don't get. I can understand why people are into S&M, but standing outside Heathrow Terminal 5 waiting for Ryanair to come in?"
Jamie explained that he's a "liberal" guy and isn't particularly fussed by people indulging in bondage.
He told GQ magazine: "I'm an extremely liberal person, I don't give a f***. If people are into that they're into that. By the way, if people make such a hoo-hah about the violence against women aspect of it, it's far more common for men to be the submissive. And it's consensual!
"In the course of researching this character, I have seen the reality very closely. I can tell you from an alarmingly first-hand perspective it's not altogether sexy.
"But I've been in a dungeon with a lukewarm beer while a dominant has had some fun with his submissive and it was very playful and jovial and not at all dark and serious. There was a lot of laughter."

Eddie Redmayne refuses to buy into talk he could win an Oscar because then he would have to listen to criticism as well.
The 32-year-old actor prefers to bury his head in the sand when it comes to reviews of his various performances in movies including his latest portrayal of physicist Stephen Hawking in 'The Theory of Everything', despite several critics tipping him for a Best Actor nod for the part.
When asked if he finds speculation he could be up for an Academy Award thrilling, he said: "Do you know what? I try not to listen to it. Because if you listen to the good stuff, you have to listen to all the bad stuff too.
"And that's actually where madness lies. So, I bury my head down and just put one foot in front of the other."
Eddie spent hours and hours in front of a mirror in a bid to isolate certain muscles in his face to try to match the 72-year-old author's facial expressions and while he admits it was a tough experience, he enjoyed the process and found it interesting.
Speaking to the Herts and Essex Observer, he added: "It was intense, but it was also quite riveting.
"It was interesting to really immerse yourself in that world ... waiting for everyone to leave, sitting in front of the mirror and trying to learn to isolate those muscles he uses. It was complicated and different, but it was interesting."

Sylvester Stallone is set to start shooting 'Rambo 5' this year.
The 68-year-old action legend is to reprise his role as Vietnam War veteran John Rambo in another movie and has revealed the title of the next instalment will be 'Last Blood'.
The title is a reference to the first film in the series, 1982's 'First Blood', implying the sequel will be the final adventure for the anti-hero.
Stallone revealed the title of the movie in a Twitter exchange with fans, after informing his followers he will be shooting gangster movie 'Scarpa' after 'Rambo' wraps. He said: "Doing Scarpa based on Gangster Greg Scarpa after LAST BLOOD RAMBO... (sic)"
In biopic 'Scarpa', Stallone is playing title character Gregory Scarpa - also known as 'The Grim Reaper' - who was the chief enforcer for the Colombo Mafia crime family who eventually turned FBI informant.
The actor has been preparing for the new 'Rambo' film since last summer, when he revealed he had undertaken a tough training regime to get in shape for the role.
He said at the time: "I'm getting ready, I've started to work out. I'm going to be appropriately vicious and all that stuff, but intellectual.
"A killer with a heart. Smart, yet stupid. Tall, yet short. Broad, but thin. You know what I mean. We're going to try to cover all the boundaries."
The rumoured plot for the film will see Rambo face off against a Mexican cartel, with Stallone claiming the highly-anticipated sequel is his version of 'No Country for Old Men' - the neo-Western thriller which starred Javier Bardem and Tommy Lee Jones.
Stallone is set for a busy 2015 as he is also reprising his most iconic character, boxer Rocky Balboa, in spin-off film 'Creed' in which he will train the grandson of his rival-turned-friend Apollo Creed.
Shooting on the project - which stars Michael B. Jordan star as the aspiring pugilist - begins in Philadelphia this month.

Patrick Stewart admits he missed a lot of his children's lives when they were growing up because of his career.
The 'X-Men: Days of Future Past' star has two kids, son Daniel and daughter Sophia, with his first wife Sheila Falconer and although he sees a lot of them now they're adults he wishes he could have spent more time with them during their formative years.
However, it was a sacrifice Patrick had to make because he was trying to establish himself in his chosen profession and then when he landed the role of Captain Jean-Luc Picard in sci-fi TV series 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' in 1987 his shooting schedule was gruelling.
In an interview with the New York Daily News newspaper, he said: "When I got married and I had children, I missed huge amounts of time. I would see my kids on Sundays if I was lucky. It was hard on my kids."
Patrick divorced Sheila in 1990 after 24 years of marriage and went on to marry Wendy Neuss - one of the producers on 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' - in August 2000, but their union ended in divorce three years later.
The 74-year-old actor has been wed to Sunny Ozell, since September 2013 and the couple set up home in Brooklyn, New York, where she was based before meeting Patrick.
Although he was born in Yorkshire, Northern England, Patrick admits he feels more at home in 'The Big Apple' than anywhere else in the world.
Recalling his first impression of Park Slope, the Brooklyn neighbourhood where he lives with singer/songwriter Sunny, he revealed: "I saw someone look up at us (with recognition) and I thought, 'Oh, s**t, I don't want to have to deal with this. And, as we drew abreast, this guy said, 'Hey, Mr. Stewart, welcome to the neighbourhood. Enjoy.' I thought, 'Ooh, I like this place.' "
Remembering his first trip to New York in 1971 as a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company that toured 'A Midsummer's Night Dream', he added: "I was never intimidated or frightened by New York. For a long time, I felt more at home here than I did in London."