Even though the result of their first collaboration, "The Incredible Burt Wonderstone," wasn't so incredible, it seems the unlikely pairing of gritty character actor James Gandolfini and comic lead Steve Carell will continue beyond the magician comedy. Last fall, it was reported the duo were putting together a paleontology comedy (they really seem to love the high concepts) and it has now found a home and a few plot details to go with it. Deadline reports that HBO Films has snapped up the project, which has changed titles from "The Bone Men" to "Bone Wars," but somehow, it still makes us giggle immaturely. The premise is pretty decent though: Carell would play Othniel Charles Marsh of the Peabody Museum of Natural History Museum at Yale and Gandolfini would portray Edward Drinker Cope of the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, and the movie tell the true story of their rivalry as both men led early wave of dinosaur discovery. But this is all very early and a...
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