Haggis lent his name to nearly any cause that espoused peace and justice: the Earth Communications Office, the Hollywood Education and Literacy Project, the Center for the Advancement of Non-Violence.

NEWYORKER: The Apostate

Seemingly untouched by Hollywood, they did not project the jadedness that is a common symptom of stardom.

NEWYORKER: Beyond the Matrix

According to new images released by the Satellite Sentinel project, a campaign group set up by Hollywood star George Clooney, the army in Sudan is preparing for a new assault in one of these regions, South Kordofan.

BBC: South Sudan in Kenyan oil pipeline deal

Heavy Rain has been optioned for a Hollywood movie, and Beyond certainly looks like a project that could evolve beyond the PS3.

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This project has instantly become one of the hottest sports movie projects in Hollywood.

CNN: Baseball legend Hank Aaron getting biopic treatment

But that film ended up in "turnaround, " the Hollywood term for when a studio abandons the rights to a project and allows others to acquire it.

WSJ: Foreign Viewers Shape U.S. Films

In a statement to the Hollywood Reporter Lee said he realised that he could not give "100% to the project".

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