Tim
Blake
Nelson,
the
American
actor/director
has
united
with
John
Krasinski
and
Drew
Barrymore
for
the
forthcoming
Everybody
Loves
Whales.
This
is
a
working
title
project
for
Universal.
Everybody
Loves
Whales
depicts
a
situation
during
the
Cold
War-era
of
1988.
The
film
showcases
the
true
story
of
a
small
town
news
reporter,
played
by
Krasinski,
and
a
Greenpeace
volunteer,
played
by
Barrymore,
who
enlist
the
aid
of
opponent
superpowers
to
rescue
three
majestic
gray
whales
that
are
stuck
beneath
the
ice
of
the
Arctic
Circle.
Ken
Kwapis
is
going
to
direct
Everybody
Loves
Whales.
The
movie
is
based
on
Tom
Rose"s
non-fiction
work
called
Freeing
the
Whales:
How
the
Media
Created
the
World's
Greatest
Non-Event.
Nelson
plays
the
role
of
a
wildlife
expert
in
the
film.
He
is
someone
who
works
in
the
wildlife-management
administrative
center.
Kristen
Bell
is
included
in
the
cast
as
well.
Nelson
recently
completed
shooting
The
Big
Year
that
featured
Jack
Black,
Steve
Martin
and
Owen
Wilson.
He
is
also
currently
filming
an
independent
feature
called
Flypaper,
that
stars
Patrick
Dempsey
and
Ashley
Judd.