Washington,
(ANI):
Nicholas
Cage
has
signed
on
to
star
in
'The
Vanished".
The
Focus
Features" pic
will
mark
the
studio
helming
debut
of
Palestinian-born
director
Hany
Abu-Assad.
Larysa
Kondracki
and
Eilis
Kirwan
have
penned
the
script
for
movie,
with
Noah
Rosen
and
David
Alpert
of
Circle
of
Confusion
and
Tracy
Seward
producing.
The
thriller
revolves
around
a
father
who
goes
in
search
of
his
college-aged
American-born
Muslim
son,
who's
missing
overseas,
reports
Variety.
Production
is
scheduled
for
the
spring
2008.
However,
before
he
starts
shooting
for
the
flick,
Cage
will
first
be
starring
in
Darren
Aronofsky"s
indie
drama
"The
Wrestler".
He
most
recently
wrapped
a
remake
of
"Bangkok
Dangerous,"
as
well
as
the
sequel
"National
Treasure:
Book
of
Secrets."
Abu-Assad
drew
acclaim
for
"Paradise
Now,"
an
Oscar-nominated
2005
film
about
two
Palestinian
youths
drafted
to
become
suicide
bombers.
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