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Affleck, Bailey in for 'Blade'


March 11, 2008 The makers of "Gone Baby Gone" are teaming up again to bring another gritty crime novel to the big screen. Miramax has acquired the rights to Marcus Sakey's debut novel "The Blade Itself," which will be produced by Ben Affleck and Sean Bailey via his new shingle Idealogy. "Blade" revolves around two Chicago childhood friends who made their reputation committing petty crimes as kids before choosing different paths in life.

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