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"Josh Hutcherson is currently in negotiations to star in Paradise Lost. The Hunger Games actor would appear alongside Benicio Del Toro in the drama about cocaine trafficker Pablo Escobar.  If Hutcherson&amp;#039;s casting is confirmed, he will play a young Irish surfer by the name of Nick. His principal character, according to Deadline, will fall in love with the niece of the infamous drug lord. Andrea di Stefano is slated to direct Paradise Lost, in what would be the actor&amp;#039;s directorial debut.  Shooting on the drama is due to begin during March 2013 in Panama. Hutcherson is currently filming The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. The second installment of the franchise has a US and UK release date of November 22, 2013. Watch Josh Hutcherson talking to Digital Spy about The Hunger Games below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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