LOS ANGELES, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Hot-rod enthusiast Jon Favreau is writing and directing an action film about the cars called "Johnny Zero," it was reported Friday.

"I've always been intrigued with the culture and music of the postwar period," Favreau told The Reporter. "The birth of hot rodding marked a new chapter in the American dream."

The busy Favreau currently has "Zathura" out in theaters and is writing and producing "Neanderthals" for Sony Pictures Animation. He's also providing his voice for SPA's first feature-length film, "Open Season," The Reporter said.

Favreau shot to stardom writing and appearing in the comedy "Swingers" and repeated the feat with the mob drama "Made." He also directed Will Ferrell's hit "Elf."

The all-too-short lull in insurgent attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq is over, and bomb attacks against Iraqi civilians are escalating horrifically again too.

The minority Sunni members of the Diyala Provincial Council in Iraq have boycotted it to protest a massive raid conducted by the Interior Ministry's ...

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