Another Middle East political thriller is in the works. Reports say that Reese Witherspoon will star in the story of a Cairo CIA analyst who's life gets turned upside-down when he watches the Egyptian Secret Police interrogate a foreigner. Reese is reportedly set to play the pregnant American wife of an Egyptian-born chemical engineer living in the US who is arrested and sent to a third-world country as a political prisoner.

Gavin Hood is set as Director of the movie being called Rendition. Production is slated to begin this November in the U.S., Morocco, and Gavin's native South Africa.

Set to come out before the sure-to-be heavy Rendition, Reese is appearing in the light, comedic fantasy Penelope this fall.

We can only hope both will bring some light to the bleak world being painted by leaders that be.