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Olivia Wilde Gets a Lesson from Jennifer Garner in 'Chemistry'

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"Cowboys & Aliens" star (and it girl du jour) Olivia Wilde is set to replace Jennifer Garner, who is now pregnant with her third child, in the upcoming indie flick "Better Living Through Chemistry."

Wilde joins an all-star cast that includes Sam Rockwell, Michelle Monaghan and Dame Judi Dench in this dark dramedy rooted in America's pill-popping culture.

The story follows a small-town pharmacist (Rockwell) stuck in a loveless marriage (to Monaghan) who rediscovers himself by starting an affair with a trophy wife (Wilde). After Wilde's character introduces him to the pleasures of prescription drugs, they start plotting to kill her husband—that's when things start to get really out of hand. According to Variety, Dench will serve as the film's overseeing narrator. Get More »

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Sam Rockwell Discovers 'Better Living Through Chemistry'

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Sam Rockwell has gone up against Iron Man, aliens, and even the Moon, but it's simple chemistry that turns him on his head in his next project.

Variety reports that Rockwell is in talks to star as a pharmacist who becomes engaged in some less healthy pursuits in dark comedy thriller "Better Living Through Chemistry," alongside Jennifer Garner and Michelle Monaghan. Jeremy Renner had reportedly signed onto the part originally.

"Chemistry" tells the age-old story of boy marrying girl (Monaghan), boy getting bored of his job and his wife, and finding himself wrapped up in a prescription-fueled affair-turned-murder plot with another man's arm candy (Garner). Or, as they call it in Hollywood, Saturday night. Get More »

Filed Under: Movie News | Source: Variety
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