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It's been a decade since Billy Bob Thornton directed films and for his return to the helm he has cast John Hurt (Harry Potter), Kevin Bacon (Frost/Nixon) and Robert Duvall (Crazy Heart) inJayne Mansfield's Car.The film, co-written by Thornton with Tom Epperson, will be produced by Alexander Rodnyansky, founder of the Ukrainian TV channel 1+1 and whose recent filmElenawon a Special Jury Prize this year in the Un Certain Regard category at Cannes, reported Deadline Hollywood. Read the story here