“They,” in this case, being Limitless director Neil Burger and Up in the Air co-writer Sheldon Turner, who are developing a grittier take on the classic story, which will cast younger actors than the 1967 Beatty/Dunaway version (owing to the fact that Bonnie and Clyde were just 22 when they were executed). Call it Vulture’s casting intuition, but we foresee a Gossip Girl actor and a British up-and-comer landing these roles. Penn Badgley and Felicity Jones? Leighton Meester and Nicholas Hoult? Taylor Momsen and Aaron Johnson? Go ahead and predict your very own combination! [Deadline]
