Neeson, Foster go to 'Nell'
This marks Neeson's first role since starring as Oskar Schindler in Steven Spielberg's "Schindler's List."
In this project, Neeson will star as Gerome Lovell, a doctor who discovers a young woman, Nell, who has grown up wild in the forest. Foster will play Nell, a character who possesses a surreal serenity.
A second female role, that of a psychology student sent to observe Nell who becomes Lovell's love interest, hasn't been cast.
The film is based on Mark Handley's play "Idioglossia," with a screenplay by William Nicholson ("Shadowlands"). It will be directed by Michael Apted.
Sources say the film's budget will be $ 25 million-$ 30 million. It is due to go before the cameras in the next several months. It marks the first picture to be hatched by Egg Pictures.
The picture will be co-financed by Fox and Polygram.
