The CBS Films adaptation of Alex Finn's novel BEASTLY starts shooting on June 13th in Montreal, and has added one-half of a famous set of twins to the cast.Variety reports that Mary-Kate Olsen (THE WACKNESS, FULL HOUSE) will join the film (which we first told you about here) alongside Vanessa Hudgens (HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL, SUCKER PUNCH) and Alex Pettyfer (TORMENTED).
"Daniel Barnz is directing from his own script, in which Olsen's character places a curse on a handsome egocentric young man, to be portrayed by Pettyfer, who's physically transformed into everything he despises" states the trade.
For those curious about the storyline, Amazon.com had this to say about the book:
A beast. Not quite wolf or bear, gorilla or dog but a horrible new creature who walks upright—a creature with fangs and claws and hair springing from every pore. I am a monster.
You think I'm talking fairy tales? No way. The place is New York City. The time is now. It's no deformity, no disease. And I'll stay this way forever—ruined—unless I can break the spell.
Yes, the spell, the one the witch in my English class cast on me. Why did she turn me into a beast who hides by day and prowls by night? I'll tell you. I'll tell you how I used to be Kyle Kingsbury, the guy you wished you were, with money, perfect looks, and the perfect life. And then, I'll tell you how I became perfectly . . . beastly.
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