According to Variety, Jessica Biel (New Year's Eve, The A-Team, The Rule of Attraction) is in final negotiations to star opposite Kaya Scodelario (Clash of the Titans, Wuthering Heights, Moon) in Emanuel and the Truth About Fishes.
The film was written and will be directed by Francesca Gregorini (Tanner Hall) and will follow Emanuel (Scodelario), a troubled 17-year-old girl who babysits her new neighbor Linda's baby, which is really a very life-like doll. She plays along with Linda's delusion while also befriending her. Oh, and Linda looks exactly like Emanuel's late mother.
This sounds like a unique little story and it's an interesting choice for Biel, who still needs to prove herself dramatically.
Biel is in final talks to play Linda, who's described as being completely traumatized by the death of her child and now cares for the baby doll as if it were actually alive.
Gregorini's Tanner Hall star Rooney Mara (The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Nightmare On Elm Street) was originally supposed to play Emanuel until production got shifted from summer 2011 to early 2012.
Biel can currently be seen in theaters in New Year's Eve, she will next star opposite Gerard Butler in the comedy Playing the Field, which is set to be released on March 19th. She just recently wrapped production on Len Weisman's (Underworld, Live Free or Die Hard) Total Recall remake.
