Trouble with Lee Daniels ‘Paperboy’ after Tobey Maguire dropped out of the project it set the production in a downward spiral. Because Maquire dropped out it pushed the shoot date back wich then conflicted with Sofia Vergara Modern Family shooting schedule, prompting her to drop out. Production is moving quickly to fill those empty roles. Nicole Kidman is in talks to join Paperboy to fill the shoes of Vergara.
‘Paperboy’ centers on a reporter and his brother who investigate the events surrounding a murder in order to exonerate a man on death row. Kidman, if her deal can be made, will play a woman with a dark side who writes letters to men on death row. She brings the case to the attention of the reporter, developing a relationship with him.