The film, which will be released next year and is being written and directed by Scott Frank, is based on a Matt Scudder crime novel by Lawrence Block.

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The Democratic race seems to be focusing on two possible hopefuls, Lawrence County District Attorney Matt Mangino and Jerry Hodge, a former aide to former congressman Joe Kolter (D-Pennsylvania).

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I've got a huge amount of respect for people like Martin Johnson, Lawrence Dallaglio, Neil Back and Matt Dawson who have captained the side and done it so well.

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CNN's Chris Lawrence and Nunu Japaridze reported from Washington, Dan Merica and Matt Smith contributed to this report, and Mark Morgenstein wrote this story in Atlanta.

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