De Niro, 50 Cent Star in Katrina Thriller

Reuters (US)- Robert De Niro and rapper 50 Cent are in final negotiations to co-star in "New Orleans," a police thriller set against the backdrop of Hurricane Katrina.

The indie film (previously titled "Microwave Park") centers on a cop (De Niro) who thinks his partner was killed by the storm, only to discover that he was shot to death. When he gets a new partner (50 Cent), the pair investigate the murder, taking them on a journey into a world of police corruption.

The project was originally set in Los Angeles but changed to New Orleans after the Katrina disaster. Production is tentatively scheduled to begin in the city in February. Tim Hunter is directing for Millennium Films.

De Niro returns to theaters in December with the spy thriller "The Good Shepherd," which he also directed. 50 Cent starred last year in the autobiographical feature "Get Rich Or Die Tryin'."

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