“Flora Plum” news
Shooting begins in September
The AP story:
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – “Gladiator star Russell Crowe, who won acclaim for “L.A. Confidential and an Oscar nomination for “The Insider is set to start filming a movie directed by Jodie Foster in central Florida in September.
Crowe, 36, will co-star with Claire Danes in “Flora Plum, set in a circus during the Depression. Crowe will play a circus freak who takes a starving young woman, played by Danes, under his wing. The movie is budgeted for less than $30 million.
Danes was the star of TVs “My So Called Life and such films as “The Rainmaker and “Romeo + Juliet. She worked previously with Foster on “Home for the Holidays, Fosters second effort as a director.
Tabloid reports have linked Crowe and actress Meg Ryan since her recent split from husband Dennis Quaid.