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Paul Wesley to Boogie Down Fang-Free in 'The Baytown Disco'

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"The Vampire Diaries" star Paul Wesley and his magnificent jaw line are headed to Louisiana, but it isn't for a quickie with Sookie.

The young actor will be joining Billy Bob Thorton and Eva Longoria in "The Baytown Disco," where Wesley will be playing a federal agent, of all things. No fangs necessary!

Barry Battles will be making his full-length directorial debut; he also co-wrote the script with Griffin Hood. The script has been loitering about since appearing on 2009's Hollywood "Black List," a yearly compilation of scripts that film execs liked but which aren't being made into movies in that particular year. Yeah, we don't get it either. But what it does mean is that if you look really hard, you can probably peep the script online already. Get More »