The Ex Files

REEL DEALS More mysterious spy stuff: James Foley has dropped out of directing ''The Farm,'' the thriller about a CIA trainee (Colin Farrell) who suspects his mentor (Al Pacino) is a double agent. The reasons for his departure haven't been disclosed, but he's being replaced by Roger Donaldson (''Thirteen Days,'' ''No Way Out''). Shooting begins Dec. 3....

Can you picture New Jersey's Michelle Rodriguez as a surfer chick? The ''Fast and the Furious'' actress is on her way to Hawaii to star in a yet-untitled movie about female surfers by ''Crazy/Beautiful'' director John Stockwell. Shooting the curl starts December 13.

Meet the sister. ''Domestic Disturbance'' and ''Meet the Parents'' star Teri Polo is joining the cast of ''Beyond Borders,'' the humanitarian-aid-workers-in-love drama starring Angelina Jolie and Clive Owen. Polo will play a Christiane Amanpour-like war correspondent and the sister of Jolie's crisis-worker character. Production begins at the end of the year.

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