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Bill Murray adds spark to kid film “Ember”
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – Bill Murray has signed on to star in “City of Ember,” a family movie from the director of the animated horror “Monster House.”
Murray will play the larger-than-life mayor of Ember, a city that flourished for generations in an amazing world of glittering lights. But Ember’s once-powerful generator is failing, and the great lamps that illuminate the city are starting to flicker. Two teenagers must search Ember for clues that will unlock the ancient mystery of the city’s existence and help the citizens escape before the lights go out forever.
Newcomer Saoirse Ronan will play one of the teenagers, and Toby Jones (“Infamous”) will portray Barton Snode, the mayor of Ember’s right-hand man.
Gil Kenan will direct the project from an adaptation of Jeanne DuPrau’s book this summer in Belfast. The project is set up at Walden Media, the firm behind such adaptations as “Bridge to Terabithia” and “Holes.” 20th Century Fox will release “Ember” domestically in October 2008. Kenan made his feature directing debut last year with “Monster House,” which was executive produced by Robert Zemeckis and Steven Spielberg.
Murray’s recent credits include “Broken Flowers” and “The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou.”