Abigail Breslin, Jodie Foster pair for Nim’s Island
Abigail Breslin and Jodie Foster are close to signing deals to star in Nim’s Island, a fantasy movie based on the book by Wendy Orr and Kerry Millard. The story is about a young girl who is lost at sea with her scientist father and communicates electronically with a person she imagines to be a character from a book but is in fact a reclusive author. Jennifer Flackett and Mark Levin (Little Manhattan) will direct for 20th Century Fox. Shooting starts this summer. Separately, Breslin has also been cast as Kit Kittredge in Picturehouse and HBO Films’ American Girl movie, inspired by the popular line of dolls and accessories. Writer Ann Peacock (The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe) penned the script, and a director will be set shortly. Filming begins June 4.
