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Article: Diary entry for thesp.(Weinstein Co. cast Laura Linney and Scarlett Johansson for new movie 'The Nanny Diaries')(Brief article)
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- Daily Variety
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- March 13, 2006
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Laura Linney has signed on to star alongside Scarlett Johansson in "The Nanny Diaries" for the Weinstein Co.
Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini wrote the adaptation of Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus' bestselling book of the same name and will direct.
Story centers on Annie Braddock (Johansson), a young New Jersey woman who ends up in the elite culture of Manhattan's Upper East Side as a nanny for a wealthy family, referred to as simply "the Xs" Linney will star as the head of the household, Mrs. X, who forces Annie to cater to her every whim.
Richard Gladstein is producing the project through his shingle FilmColony, with Dany Wolf as ...