Neill, Pearce, Otto sked '9 Weeks' in Oz

June 14, 2007 Sam Neill, Guy Pearce and Miranda Otto will star in new Australian crime drama "How to Change in 9 Weeks," which begins shooting in Queensland this week, distributor Icon Film Distribution said Wednesday. [...] in an unusual move for an Australian film, director Simone North and producer Tony Cavanaugh have tapped director-producer Sidney Lumet to serve as a mentor for North in her debut feature as a writer-director. Lumet, who has been advising North for the past year as the project has developed, was bought on board by the film's co-producer, former Universal Pictures president Thom Mount.

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