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Naomi Watts and Rose Byrne 'in the mix' to play Olivia Newton-John in film about her missing fiancé Patrick

Naomi Watts and Rose Byrne are reportedly both in the running to play Olivia Newton-John in a new biopic.

The Korean-American cameraman, 48, who dated the late Australian singer for nine years, was last seen alive on an overnight fishing trip off the coast of Los Angeles with 22 other people. In 2022 Spotify launched the crime podcast Casefile Presents: Pseudocide investigates the widely reported theory that McDermott faked his own death. He also said McDermott, who was born in Seoul and adopted by an American family at age two, hated the 'Hollywood lifestyle' during his relationship with Newton-John, and in particular disliked red carpets.

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