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" Jean Dujardin is in talks to appear in George Clooney&amp;#039;s next project. The Oscar-winning star of The Artist is in serious consideration for a supporting role in The Monuments Men, a World War II drama to be scripted and directed by Clooney.   The Wrap reports that Paul Giamatti and Cate Blanchett are also being considered for roles in the film, which follows a group of men and women who helped to recover thousands of stolen artworks from the Nazis.  Based on Robert M Edsel&amp;#039;s book The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History, the film will reportedly focus on the 11 months between D-Day and V-E Day. Production is due to begin early next year, with the shoot set for spring.  This will be the third film on which Clooney serves as both writer and director, following 2005&amp;#039;s Good Night and Good Luck and last year&amp;#039;s The Ides of March.  Dujardin will also appear in Martin Scorsese&amp;#039;s upcoming Leonardo Di Caprio-led drama The Wolf of Wall Street. Watch Jean Dujardin discussing The Artist with Digital Spy below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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