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"Noomi Rapace has been confirmed for Animal Rescue. Rapace agreed to the project after Fox Searchlight offered her the female lead role starring opposite Tom Hardy, reports Variety.   The Prometheus star was first linked to the project - to be directed by Michael Roskam - in December. Animal Rescue follows a criminal (Hardy) who tries to straighten out his life, but becomes involved in a failed heist and a death caused by a lost pitbull. Rapace will play Nadia, &amp;quot;a woman with a scar across her entire neck who crosses paths with the protagonist when he finds a wounded puppy outside her home&amp;quot;. Animal Rescue is based on a short story by Dennis Lahane, who is also adapting the screenplay. Rapace can be seen next in Dead Man Down with actor Colin Farrell, out in US theaters on March 8. The film has not yet received a UK release date. Watch a trailer for Dead Man Down below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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