The Oscar nominee is billed as an attorney representing Elle Fanning's character who sues her parents for emancipation.
- Dec 18, 2007
AceShowbiz - Dramatic flick "My Sister's Keeper" has another Hollywood's household name in its cast lineup. Variety has brought a report informing "30 Rock" star Alec Baldwin is boarding the project, which celebrity sisters Dakota Fanning and Elle Fanning are toplining.
Here the Oscar-nominated actor will portray an attorney representing Elle Fanning's character after she decides to sue her parents for emancipation. The suit was based on the grounds that she was bred as a genetic match who could prolong the life of her cancer-ridden sister, played by Dakota Fanning.
Filming is slated to start in February 2008 with Cameron Diaz also starring as the two girls' mother who is also a former trial lawyer. Nick Cassavetes is set to direct for New Line Cinema from the script Jeremy Leven wrote based on Jodi Picoult's novel of the same name.
