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Viola Davis and Jeffrey Wright have joined Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock in the cast of Stephen Daldry's 'Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close,' states The Daily Mail.
Based on the Jonathan Safran Foer novel, the story follows multitalented 9-year-old Oskar Schell (Thomas Horn) whose father died in the 9/11 attacks. Given a mysterious key by his father before he died, Oskar now wanders New York City in search of the lock it will open.
Scott Rudin will produce the film, with Eric Roth ('The Curious Case of Benjamin Button') adapting the script from Foer's 2005 book.
Davis, who was recently in 'Eat Pray Love' with Julia Roberts and received an Oscar nomination for her role opposite Meryl Streep in 'Doubt,' was awarded the 2010 Tony Award for best actress in a drama for her role opposite Denzel Washington in August Wilson's stage play 'Fences.'
She will later be seen in the film version of Kathryn Stockett's No. 1 New York Times best-selling novel 'The Help,' with Emma Stone, Cicely Tyson and Octavia Spencer.
Wright, who will next be seen opposite Jake Gyllenhaal in Duncan Jones' 'Source Code,' is currently on stage in New York City opposite Mos Def in George C. Wolfe's 'A Free Man of Color.'