Variety reports that Jennifer Connelly, who won an Oscar for her role in A Beautiful Mind (2001), has signed on to play the Patricia Neal character in Scott Derrickson‘s remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951; my comments), while Kathy Bates, who won an Oscar for her role in Misery (1990), is also apparently in talks for some sort of role. They join Keanu Reeves, who has not won an Oscar; he signed on to play the alien Klaatu a few months ago. The movie’s production office has already opened in Vancouver, and the film itself will be shot here between December and March.
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