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March 5, 2004 — For the upcoming "Pink Panther" remake, MGM is talking to Beyonce Knowles to portray the main suspect in a diamond heist, and has enlisted Jean Reno to star as Clouseau's sidekick.

Reno will play his driver Ponton, who's secretly an undercover cop assigned by the boss to keep an eye on Clouseau. Knowles is eyeing the role of Xania, a pop singer whose suddenly dead boyfriend owned the rock.

"Panther" pic, which began with a Len Blum script, is now prepping after Martin turned in a polish of the script. Shawn Levy ("Cheaper by the Dozen") is directing. Ivan Reitman and Tom Pollock produce. MGM's Toby Jaffe is steering the pic.

Reno, best known in the U.S. for "The Professional," last filmed the French films "Crimson Rivers 2" and "Empire of the Wolves." Knowles debuted in "Austin Powers in Goldmember" and starred in "The Fighting Temptations."

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