Nikki Reed, who co-penned and starred in Fox Searchlight's teen drama "thirteen," is negotiating to land a role in another edgy indie feature, IFC Films' "American Gun," sources said. "Gun" is being executive produced by Forest Whitaker along with IFC's Jonathan Sehring, Caroline Kaplan and Holly Becker. Reed recently reteamed with her "thirteen" director and co-writer, Catherine Hardwicke, on Columbia Pictures' "Lords of Dogtown" (HR 3/3).

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