{"id":11958,"date":"2009-03-03T00:00:46","date_gmt":"2009-03-03T07:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/?p=11958"},"modified":"2009-03-02T13:24:44","modified_gmt":"2009-03-02T20:24:44","slug":"trio-signs-on-for-rape-a-love-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/2009\/03\/03\/trio-signs-on-for-rape-a-love-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Trio Signs on for Rape A Love Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Variety<\/em> reports that actors Maria Bello, Abigail Breslin and Samuel L. 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Breslin will play the woman\u2019s 12-year-old daughter who witnesses the attack.<\/p>\n<p>John Mankiewicz, a writer and co-executive producer for hit TV drama &#8220;House M.D.&#8221;, adapted the screenplay.<\/p>\n<p>Bello, who recently starred in summer film <strong>The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor<\/strong>, recently wrapped indie dramatic comedy <strong>The Private Lives of Pippa Lee<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nLittle Miss Sunshine<\/strong> star Abigail Breslin just signed on to co-star opposite Johnny Depp in Gore Verbinski\u2019s animated adventure <strong>Rango<\/strong> for Paramount Pictures. 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