Star Wars actor Hayden Christensen has signed to star, while Thandie Newton and (the underrated) John Leguizamo are in advanced negotiations to appear in the indie thriller Vanishing on Seventh Street, for The Machinist director Brad Anderson. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the story is set in a "once-thriving city where shadowy forms cause residents to inexplicably disappear. Five survivors fight to stay alive while grappling with the meaning of existence." That synopsis has "ponderous close-ups" written all over it. Christenson will apparently play a reporter, but not one who makes up stories, Shattered Glass style. Although, I can't really say that for certain.