The Hollywood Reporter tells us that Andre Braugher and Laurie Holden are set to join Thomas Jane in The Mist to be helmed by Frank Darabont.
Darabont adapted the script from the Stephen King novella set after a strange storm blows through a Maine town and its citizens are attacked by deadly creatures. A group of townfolks barricade themselves in a supermarket and struggle for survival.
Darabont was quoted saying, “(Holden) was my leading lady in ‘The Majestic,’ and she is stupendous, talented and gorgeous… She plays a very key role as one the people trapped in this existential Stephen King nightmare. On the good side of the aisle, she is the female lead of the movie.”
He continued, “(Braugher) is Thomas Jane’s neighbor, a high-powered attorney who has a weekend house in Maine. They have more of an adversarial relationship,” Darabont said. “I’ve been a fan of Andre’s since ‘Glory.’ I’ve never met him, and I’m so looking forward to it.”
Production is scheduled to begin in mid-to-late February in Shreveport, Louisiana.
