Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston will star in Marley & Me, the Fox 2000 adaptation of John Grogan’s bestselling memoir about an incorrigible Labrador retriever.

David Frankel, who last directed The Devil Wears Prada for the studio, will helm; Scott Frank is working on the latest draft of the script.

The plan is to begin production early next year. Gil Netter and Karen Rosenfelt are producing.

Marley is the yellow lab adopted by Grogan, a columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer, and his wife. Their idea was to give them a taste of parenthood, but the dog proved to be a hyperactive handful. He wreaks havoc, gets kicked out of obedience school and gets even worse when the children begin to arrive, yet becomes an indispensable part of the family.

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Jennifer Aniston’s ex, Paul SculforPaul, 36, with a mystery woman leaving the popular Pinkberry in West Hollywood on August 14.

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Jennifer Aniston will get the chance to reveal another talent — as director — at the Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films, beginning August 23.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Jen’s short film ‘Room 10,’ starring Robin Wright Penn and Kris Kristofferson, will play at the fest.

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Matt Damon is Hollywood’s best investment, says Forbes.com.

For every pound he was paid for his last three roles, Damon brought in $29 million of gross income, the site calculated.

That put the 36-year-old ‘Bourne’ star atop a Forbes list of 22 film heavyweights, ranked by the same financial formula. The ‘Ultimate Star Payback’ list.

The first two ‘Bourne’ movies grossed an estimated $850 million at the box office and in DVD sales, Forbes said.

The third installment, ‘The Bourne Ultimatum,’ opened last weekend and brought in $70 million at the U.S. box office. It was the biggest August film opening ever in the States.

Brad Pitt took second place on the list, with a gross income return of $24 millionof his pay, and Vince Vaughn tied with Johnny Depp for third with $21.

Pitt’s ex-wife, Jennifer Aniston, is the most profitable actress with a gross income return of$17 million.

Pitt’s companion, Angelina Jolie, ranked sixth with $15 million.

“The biggest stars in Hollywood are not the actors that deliver the biggest returns,” Forbes senior editor Michael Ozanian said.

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Jennifer Aniston has fueled speculation she’s about to announce a big Broadway project - by buying a new New York home. The actress, who recently confessed she was tiring of life in Los Angeles, has bought a new Manhattan apartment, according to magazine Life & Style.

A source tells the publication, “Her mind is made up. She’s been keeping a lot of the details to herself - until now.”

The insider claims Aniston hopes to make the move to the east coast by the end of 2007.

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