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Sean Penn backs out of two films


June 16, 2009 The "Milk" star has dropped out of two high-profile films: MGM's "The Three Stooges" and Universal and Imagine's crime thriller "Cartel." Time and availability are the issues: "Stooges" was eyeing a late August start date, and MGM has slotted it for a 2010 release. The script, which is still being worked on, follows a man who journeys to protect his son after his wife is murdered by Mexican drug cartels.

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