Universal Pictures has picked up North American rights to director Brian DePalma's The Black Dahlia, an adaptation of the James Elroy ("L.A. Confidential") book of the same name, reports Variety. The studio paid more than $10 million for rights to the movie, which is shooting in Los Angeles and Bulgaria.
The film, to be released in 2006, stars Josh Hartnett, Scarlett Johansson, Aaron Eckhart and Hilary Swank.
"Dahlia" follows a pair of boxers-turned-cops investigating the brutal murder of fledgling actress Elizabeth Short. The crime rocked Los Angeles in the 1940s and remains unsolved to this day.
Eric Bergren and Josh Freidman adapted the film for the big screen. Filming is expected to be complete in three weeks.
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