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But the pair, who originally worked together on DuVernay's previous feature, "Middle of Nowhere{"poster":"%2f%73%74%61%74%69%63%2f%39%30%2f%31%2f%4d%69%64%64%6c%65%5f%6f%66%5f%4e%6f%77%68%65%72%65%2d%31%35%37%30%2e%4a%50%45%47","link":"%2f%46%69%6c%6d%2f%4d%69%64%64%6c%65%5f%6f%66%5f%4e%6f%77%68%65%72%65","name":"%3c%73%70%61%6e%20%69%74%65%6d%70%72%6f%70%3d%22%6e%61%6d%65%22%3e%4d%69%64%64%6c%65%20%6f%66%20%4e%6f%77%68%65%72%65%20%28%3c%73%70%61%6e%20%69%74%65%6d%70%72%6f%70%3d%22%63%6f%70%79%72%69%67%68%74%59%65%61%72%22%3e%32%30%31%32%3c%2f%73%70%61%6e%3e%29%3c%2f%73%70%61%6e%3e","type":"%46%69%6c%6d","description":"%41%20%64%72%61%6d%61%20%74%68%61%74%20%66%6f%6c%6c%6f%77%73%20%61%20%77%6f%6d%61%6e%20%77%68%6f%20%63%68%61%6e%67%65%73%20%68%65%72%20%6c%69%66%65%20%69%6e%20%6f%72%64%65%72%20%74%6f%20%63%6f%6e%74%65%6e%64%20%77%69%74%68%20%68%65%72%20%68%75%73%62%61%6e%64%27%73%20%38%2d%79%65%61%72%20%70%72%69%73%6f%6e%20%73%65%6e%74%65%6e%63%65%2e","genre":"%44%72%61%6d%61","genrePhrase":"%47%65%6e%72%65"}," aren't skipping a beat, and are coming for Oscar voters again, as The Hollywood Reporter reveal that the duo are set to reteam for a third project.

Backed again by Participant Media, who were partly behind "Selma," the project is described as a "sweeping love story and complex murder mystery set against the backdrop" of Hurricane Katrina. Touching down in August 2005, Katrina turned out to be the most devastating hurricane since 1928, but perhaps due to the expense involved, the catastrophe hasn't directly inspired many movies at this point, though Spike Lee{"poster":"%2f%73%74%61%74%69%63%2f%39%30%2f%33%34%2f%53%70%69%6b%65%5f%4c%65%65%2d%36%37%30%30%34%38%2e%4a%50%45%47","link":"%2f%50%65%6f%70%6c%65%2f%53%70%69%6b%65%4c%65%65%2d%35%32%30%2e%68%74%6d%6c","name":"%53%70%69%6b%65%20%4c%65%65","type":"%4e%61%6d%65","description":"%53%70%69%6b%65%20%4c%65%65%20%77%61%73%20%62%6f%72%6e%20%53%68%65%6c%74%6f%6e%20%4a%61%63%6b%73%6f%6e%20%4c%65%65%20%6f%6e%20%4d%61%72%63%68%20%32%30%2c%20%31%39%35%37%2c%20%69%6e%20%41%74%6c%61%6e%74%61%2c%20%47%65%6f%72%67%69%61%2e%20%41%74%20%61%20%76%65%72%79%20%79%6f%75%6e%67%20%61%67%65%2c%20%68%65%20%6d%6f%76%65%64%20%66%72%6f%6d%20%70%72%65%2d%63%69%76%69%6c%20%72%69%67%68%74%73%20%47%65%6f%72%67%69%61%2c%20%74%6f%20%42%72%6f%6f%6b%6c%79%6e%2c%20%4e%65%77%20%59%6f%72%6b%2e%20%4c%65%65%20%63%61%6d%65%20%66%72%6f%6d%20%61%72%74%69%73%74%69%63%2c%2e%2e%2e","genre":"%41%63%74%6f%72%2c%20%44%69%72%65%63%74%6f%72%2c%20%45%64%69%74%6f%72%2c%20%50%72%6f%64%75%63%65%72%2c%20%57%72%69%74%65%72","genrePhrase":"%43%61%72%65%65%72"} made two documentaries as such, Paul Walker{"poster":"%2f%69%6d%61%67%65%73%2f%70%65%6f%70%6c%65%4e%6f%50%6f%73%74%65%72%2f%30%5f%39%30%2e%6a%70%67","link":"%2f%50%65%6f%70%6c%65%2f%50%61%75%6c%57%61%6c%6b%65%72%2d%33%36%39%32%38%36%2e%68%74%6d%6c","name":"%50%61%75%6c%20%57%61%6c%6b%65%72","type":"%4e%61%6d%65","description":"","genre":"","genrePhrase":"%43%61%72%65%65%72"} movie "Hours{"poster":"%2f%73%74%61%74%69%63%2f%39%30%2f%32%39%2f%48%6f%75%72%73%2d%35%37%35%33%30%39%2e%4a%50%45%47","link":"%2f%46%69%6c%6d%2f%48%6f%75%72%73","name":"%3c%73%70%61%6e%20%69%74%65%6d%70%72%6f%70%3d%22%6e%61%6d%65%22%3e%48%6f%75%72%73%20%28%3c%73%70%61%6e%20%69%74%65%6d%70%72%6f%70%3d%22%63%6f%70%79%72%69%67%68%74%59%65%61%72%22%3e%32%30%31%33%3c%2f%73%70%61%6e%3e%29%3c%2f%73%70%61%6e%3e","type":"%46%69%6c%6d","description":"%41%20%66%61%74%68%65%72%20%73%74%72%75%67%67%6c%65%73%20%74%6f%20%6b%65%65%70%20%68%69%73%20%69%6e%66%61%6e%74%20%64%61%75%67%68%74%65%72%20%61%6c%69%76%65%20%69%6e%20%74%68%65%20%77%61%6b%65%20%6f%66%20%48%75%72%72%69%63%61%6e%65%20%4b%61%74%72%69%6e%61%2e","genre":"%54%68%72%69%6c%6c%65%72","genrePhrase":"%47%65%6e%72%65"}" was set around it, and it was a major touch point for Best Picture nominee "Beasts of the Southern Wild{"poster":"%2f%73%74%61%74%69%63%2f%39%30%2f%32%35%2f%42%65%61%73%74%73%5f%6f%66%5f%74%68%65%5f%53%6f%75%74%68%65%72%6e%5f%57%69%6c%64%2d%34%39%32%39%38%32%2e%4a%50%45%47","link":"%2f%46%69%6c%6d%2f%42%65%61%73%74%73%5f%6f%66%5f%74%68%65%5f%53%6f%75%74%68%65%72%6e%5f%57%69%6c%64","name":"%3c%73%70%61%6e%20%69%74%65%6d%70%72%6f%70%3d%22%6e%61%6d%65%22%3e%42%65%61%73%74%73%20%6f%66%20%74%68%65%20%53%6f%75%74%68%65%72%6e%20%57%69%6c%64%20%28%3c%73%70%61%6e%20%69%74%65%6d%70%72%6f%70%3d%22%63%6f%70%79%72%69%67%68%74%59%65%61%72%22%3e%32%30%31%32%3c%2f%73%70%61%6e%3e%29%3c%2f%73%70%61%6e%3e","type":"%46%69%6c%6d","description":"%48%75%73%68%70%75%70%70%79%2c%20%61%6e%20%69%6e%74%72%65%70%69%64%20%73%69%78%2d%79%65%61%72%2d%6f%6c%64%20%67%69%72%6c%2c%20%6c%69%76%65%73%20%77%69%74%68%20%68%65%72%20%66%61%74%68%65%72%2c%20%57%69%6e%6b%2c%20%69%6e%20%74%68%65%20%42%61%74%68%74%75%62%2c%20%61%20%73%6f%75%74%68%65%72%6e%20%44%65%6c%74%61%20%63%6f%6d%6d%75%6e%69%74%79%20%61%74%20%74%68%65%20%65%64%67%65%20%6f%66%20%74%68%65%20%77%6f%72%6c%64%2e%20%57%69%6e%6b%27%73%20%74%6f%75%67%68%20%6c%6f%76%65%20%70%72%65%70%61%72%65%73%20%68%65%72%20%66%6f%72%20%74%68%65%20%75%6e%72%61%76%65%6c%69%6e%67%20%6f%66%20%74%68%65%2e%2e%2e","genre":"%44%72%61%6d%61%2c%46%61%6e%74%61%73%79","genrePhrase":"%47%65%6e%72%65"}."

DuVernay, who'll write, direct and produce (Oyelowo will produce as well as star), commented "the story we're interested in will explore the complexities of intimate relationship within times of chaos, while also examining the chaos itself." It sounds perfect material for DuVernay, and it's great that Oyelowo's involved again as well, given his astonishing "Selma" performance. There's no timeframe on when this would move forward, but it can't come soon enough.