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Nolfi will be making his directing debut with <strong>Bureau<\/strong>, which will begin production by late summer.<\/p>\n<p>Nolfi, who most recently worked with Damon on <strong>The Bourne Ultimatum<\/strong>, also wrote 2004&#8217;s <strong>Oceans Twelve<\/strong>, in which Damon also starred. He also wrote <strong>The Sentinel<\/strong> and is currently working on the script for the next <strong>Bourne<\/strong> installment.<\/p>\n<p>In a completely unrelated event, studios were recently bidding on <strong>B Team<\/strong>, the McKay-directed cop comedy with Ferrell and Wahlberg. Chris Henchy, who co-wrote the upcoming Ferrell film <strong>Land of the Lost<\/strong>, penned the script.<\/p>\n<p>McKay and Farrell have worked together several times, most recently on <strong>Step Brothers<\/strong>. The pair have also seen box office success with their movies <strong>Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby<\/strong> and the infamous sketch &#8220;The Landlord.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Henchy, however, has more background in television than film, serving as executive producer for HBO&#8217;s &#8220;Entourage&#8221; as well as &#8220;Spin City&#8221; and short-lived series &#8220;Life with Bonnie.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>By Tessa Petrocco (Source: Variety)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Variety says that studios trying to fill 2010 release slates have been given two very good options: an Adam McKay-directed action comedy starring Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg, or a drama starring Matt Damon that will have him working alongside his Bourne Ultimatum screenwriter George Nolfi. 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