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The Wild Card

With the release of Narc in 2002, Sacramento director Joe Carnahan quickly became Hollywood’s Next Big Thing. Harrison Ford helicoptered him in to his ranch and Tom Cruise signed him up for M:I-3. Then he went MIA. Now, with his new movie Smokin’ Aces on the big screen, and a full deck of A-listers (like Jeremy Piven) lining up to work with him, he’s back with a vengeance. But can he keep his new winning streak alive?

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