Toby Barlow's "Sharp Teeth" to get the Hollywood treatment?

Oscar-nominated screenwriter Simon Beaufoy has sunk his teeth into a new project ... and if he writes it well enough, he says it will be a movie for Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle.

He's fallen in love with local adman Toby Barlow's first novel, Sharp Teeth, a blood-dripping fictional account of werewolf gangs terrorizing Los Angeles. Beaufoy's currently nominated for a Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar for 127 Hours.

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There's no word yet on who would headline the cast if the project comes to fruition. But it would bring Beaufoy together with not only Danny Boyle but also producer Chris Colson. They all collaborated to create the Oscar-adorned Slumdog Millionaire as well as 127 Hours. Colson says, "We love working with each other - and we all somehow find ways to get the best out of each other."

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