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Oscar-nominated Brit to star with Roberts

Thu 24 Jan 12:20 PM

Oscar-nominated actor Tom Wilkinson has even more cause to celebrate this week.

The British veteran, pictured in Batman Begins, will be joining Hollywood A-listers Julia Roberts (pic) and Clive Owen in the forthcoming film Duplicity.

Wilkinson received his nomination for his performance in Michael Clayton as a corporate lawyer who turns against his employers. Duplicity sounds like more of the same, reuniting him with writer-director Tony Gilroy in a tale of pharmaceutical companies locked in underhand competition for the same new drug.

Wilkinson will play the CEO of one of the companies, with Billy Bob Thornton the boss of their rival.

Roberts and Owen will play the corporate spies. If it's half as good as Michael Clayton expect Oscar nominations all round this time next year.