Did you scoff at Chace Crawford’s dramatic bona fides when you found out he had submitted himself for the Lead Actor in a Drama Emmy for his work on Gossip Girl? Perhaps this will convince you that he’s serious: The LAT reports that Crawford will play a South African man accused of murder in The House Gun, which will star Pierce Brosnan as his father. Financing is still in the works for the film, but our fingers are crossed, mostly because we can’t wait to hear the accents. [24 Frames/LAT]