Savage Sage

Taylor Kitsch ("X-Men Origins: Wolverine," "Battleship") is in contention to play one of the two male leads in Oliver Stone's "Savages" says Deadline.

Based on author Don Winslow's book the story follows a pair of Laguna Beach friends who share both a thriving marijuana business and a girlfriend. When a Mexican drug cartel kidnaps the girlfriend, they agree to pay the ransom but at the same time plan a way to both get her back and get revenge

Jennifer Lawrence was to play the girl but had to drop out due to her commitment to "The Hunger Games". Olivia Wilde is now being mentioned as a possible replacement for Lawrence.

Salma Hayek is also in discussions to play the head of the cartel.

Aaron Johnson is in talks.for the other lead male role--but is also circling a new version of Anna Karenina oposite  Keira Knightley and Jude Law

Shane Salerno and Don Winslow wrote the script.

Shooting kicks off in June.