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RUSSELL CROWE and BEYONCE have emerged as the frontrunners for the lead r= oles in a remake of classic movie A STAR IS BORN.
Robert Downey, Jr. was attached to the male lead at one point, but now = it seems

the Gladiator star has taken his place.
Crowe is the new favourite to play an ageing, alcoholic musician who me= ntors and falls in love with a younger female star.
The film was a big screen hit in the 1930s and it has already been rewo= rked twice, with Judy Garland and James Mason in 1957 and Barbra Streisan= d and Kris Kristofferson in 1976.
Nick Cassavettes is onboard to direct the film, which is rumoured to fe= ature Mad Men star Jon Hamm, Alicia Keys and Rihanna.