Catherine Zeta-Jones May Star in Houdini Film

According to the Hollywood Reporter, the star of the films Chicago, Ocean’s Twelve and The Terminal, among others, may be starring opposite Guy Pearce in a film about the life of magician Harry Houdini.

The film would depict Houdini at the height of his career in 1926, when he amassed huge crowds to watch his daring escape performances.

If Zeta-Jones signs to make Death Defying Acts, she would play an exotic psychic who has an affair with the magician.

The film will be directed by Gillian Armstrong (Little Women, Oscar and Lucinda).  Filming is set to begin later this year in the U.K.