Emily Blunt is in negotiations to play the female lead in Bristol Bay Prods.' THE GREAT BUCK HOWARD, says The Hollywood Reporter. 

Written and directed by Sean McGinly, the story revolves around a luckless magician and his assistant who struggle to reinvigorate his career. Blunt will play a self-assured publicist hired by Buck Howard (Malkovich) to publicize an event that will put him back on the map.

The film began shooting Monday in Los Angeles and also stars Tom Hanks, John Malkovich and Colin Hanks.