Allegedly, Reese discovered Ryan was cheating with actress and co-star Abbie Cornish, with whom he went on to have a relationship.

The remastering is being supervised by Beatles Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono and George Harrison.

The two most likely beneficiaries of Mr McCain's troubles will be Rudy Giuliani, the front-runner, and Fred Thompson, an old friend of Mr McCain's who is expected to declare his candidacy any day now.