English actors Emily Watson and Ben Chaplin will star in the movie “Little Boy,” to be produced by Eduardo Verástegui (shown on right) at Baja Film Studios, where “Titanic” was filmed.
Budgeted at $24 million, Little Boy is a family drama set in small-town America in the early days of WWII. The film revolves around an 8-year-old with developmental problems. His only friend is his father, and with his departure to war, the troubled boy is forced to confront the cruelty of schoolmates and others. Jakob Salvati plays the lead child role.
Production will begin in Baja California at the end of August and will open in theaters sometime in 2012. The film will also shoot in Rosarito beach, Ensenada, Tijuana and Tecate.
“Things will happen in this adventure that will make you reflect and laugh, and whose powerful ending will touch your heart,” said the producer. “It’s a story for grownups told from a boy’s perspective.”
Tom Wilkinson is also reported to be in talks to join the cast.
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Little Boy (2012)
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Connor Rosen, Nick Vujicic, Eduardo VerásteguiYou might have seen this video online with Nick Vujicic where he gives a motivational talk to highschool students about the importance of perseverence.
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