'Bel Ami,' 'Haywire' to unspool in Berlin

BERLIN -- Taylor Lautner starrer "Bel Ami" and Steven Soderbergh's spy actioner "Haywire" are going to the Berlin Film Festival. "Bel Ami," Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod's feature debut, also stars Christina Ricci, Uma Thurman and Kristin Scott Thomas. An adaptation from the novel by Guy p Maupassant, the pic stories a youthful scoundrel's rise to energy in Paris through his manipulation of influential and wealthy women. "Haywire," which stars mma star Gina Carano together with a large-title cast which includes Channing Tatum, Michael Douglas, Antonio Banderas, Ewan McGregor and Michael Fassbender, follows a black operations soldier searching for revenge. Both films will unspool from competition within the Berlinale's primary program. Also screening from competition are Hark Tsui's three dimensional actioner "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate," starring Jet Li, and James Marsh's Northern Ireland drama "Shadow Dancer," with Clive Owen, Andrea Riseborough and Gillian Anderson. The game titles are among seven new films selected for that Berlinale's primary Competition selection, that is approaching completion. To date 22 films happen to be introduced, 17 which are competing for that Golden and Silver Bears. A maximum of 18 films will celebrate their world premieres within the Competition section. Further competition choices include Frederic Videau's French drama "Returning Home,Inch Nikolaj Arcel's "A Royal Affair," starring Mads Mikkelsen, and Kim Nguyen's Canadian title "Rebelle." The Berlinale runs February. 9-19. Contact Erectile dysfunction Meza at staff@variety.com