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Article from the Hollywood Reporter, Thursday September 07 03:05 AM EDT

Crowe's injury sidelines Foster pic 'Flora Plum'

By Zorianna Kit

TORONTO (The Hollywood Reporter) --- USA Films' Jodie Foster-helmed "Flora Plum" has been put on hold after its star, Russell Crowe, suffered a shoulder injury Tuesday while training for the film in Austin, Texas. Crowe, who was expected to start production in Orlando in two weeks, was advised by doctors to undergo surgery at the end of the month, sources said.

"Flora Plum" is a love story set during the Depression about a circus "freak" (Crowe) who takes pity on a penniless waif (Claire Danes), with whom he falls in love while helping her achieve fame.

Sources involved in the production confirmed that the start of principal photography has been postponed and that no new start date has been determined. Preproduction is under way in Orlando. On Wednesday, all parties involved were still weighing their options in light of Crowe's mishap. The filmmakers could recast the picture or postpone the production to wait for Crowe to recover.

Crowe was in Austin recording with his band, 30 Odd Foot of Grunts, while training for the film. Details of the accident were not disclosed.

"Flora Plum" is being produced by Foster through her Egg Pictures and by producer Barry Mendel ("The Sixth Sense," "Mumford").

Crowe is also nearing a deal to star in Imagine Entertainment/Universal Pictures/DreamWorks' "Beautiful Mind" for director Ron Howard. That project is slated to start in March. Crowe would star in the true story about a mathematical genius with movie-star looks who suffered from schizophrenia but miraculously recovered and eventually received a Nobel Prize (HR 5/19).

Crowe, who starred in DreamWorks/Universal's boxoffice champ "Gladiator," next stars in Warner Bros. and Bel-Air Entertainment's "Proof of Life" opposite Meg Ryan. "Flora Plum" will be the first feature film Foster has directed since stepping behind the camera on "Home for the Holidays" in 1995.

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