Actor Owen Wilson has withdrawn from his next movie project after being hospitalized following his attempted suicide, entertainment industry press reported Wednesday.The 38-year-old comedian, who is recovering in a Los Angeles hospital after being found at his home by family members on Sunday, had been due to take part in "Tropic Thunder," directed by friend and long-time collaborator Ben Stiller.
However trade journals Daily Variety and the Hollywood Reporter said Wilson had now dropped out of the film, which began shooting in Hawaii recently.
"Ben and Owen have made eight movies together," a source close to the project was quoted by Variety as saying. "And (Ben) can't wait to work with Owen again. It's just not going to be on this film."
Both DreamWorks and Wilson's personal publicist declined to comment.
Stiller and Wilson starred together in several comedies, most notably "Starsky & Hutch," "Zoolander" and "The Royal Tenenbaums."
Wilson has appealed for privacy since being admitted to hospital. A Santa Monica Police Department log released on Tuesday showed officers had responded to a report of a suicide attempt at Wilson's home.
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