Colin Farrell and Ewan McGregor, Partners in Crime

Of all the big stars from the UK and Ireland, there are two hot commodities that it seems were destined to be matched together eventually in some film. Irish bad boy Colin Farrell and Scottish rebel Ewan McGregor are just two guys unlike most others caught in the grind of the Hollywood machine these days. They both have fun-loving, outrageous personalities that don't bend to publicists or producers. Their paths were all too likely to cross at some point, drawn together by some similar dispositions on their celebrity and their refusal to play by anyone's rules but their own.

So what did draw them together? Who better to create this unruly union than Woody Allen? With Farrell ("Phone Booth," "The New World," and the upcoming "Miami Vice" movie) and McGregor ("Trainspotting," "A Life Less Ordinary," and the "Star Wars" prequels) their names alone are cause for note. And, their names will have to suffice for the time being, because the film doesn't even have a tentative title. It's simply being dubbed Allen's "Summer 2006 Project," giving it a sort of Area 51 mystique. The mystery thickens when you hear that a female co-starring role exists but has yet to be announced. But, we do know that Tom Wilkinson ("Batman Begins") also co-stars. The film is set to begin shooting in June in London.

So what's it about? It's two brothers (Farrell and McGregor) who suffer severe financial troubles, and when it is suggested that they turn to crime to solve their problems, the plan goes bad and they find they've made enemies of one another in the process. It certainly sounds like a fitting and worthy venture for both leading men. Now all it needs is a title and many stories of two misfits raising hell on the set to create an attractive buzz and priceless anecdotes of the camaraderie between the two popular anti-stars.