Friday, July 9, 2004
FilmStew.com
Lohman Searches for the Truth Big Fish’s Alison Lohman does some
investigative journalism for latest Atom Egoyan project. By _FilmStew Staff
Report_ (mailto:[email protected])
Kevin Bacon and Colin Firth have found their leading lady. Alison Lohman has
signed on to star in Where the Truth Lies, the next project from filmmaker
Atom Egoyan. Serendipity Point Films’ Robert Lantos is producing the feature,
set to begin filming on location in Los Angeles, Toronto and London beginning
August 30.
Truth, formerly known as _Somebody Loves You_
(;ProjectID=188136) , was adapted
by Egoyan from the Rupert Holmes novel of the same name. The story centers
on a young journalist (Lohman) commissioned to write a book about a celebrated
comedy team of the ’60s. As she begins her research, what she discovers is
the darker side of fame and fortune during the sexually charged decades of
the ’60s and ’70s.
Lohman, repped by CAA, was most recently seen in Tim Burton’s _Big Fish_
(;Proj
ectID=187452) . Her other feature credits include _Matchstick Men_
( jectsSection=Project&Action=First
Time&Tit le=Matchstick_Men) and _White Oleander_
( asp?ProjectsSection=Project&ProjectID=21429) . She’s
currently filming Mark Mylod’s _The Big White_
(;ProjectID=10501) , opposite Robin
Williams and Holly Hunter