Danny DeVito to helm “Charlotte Doyle”

Danny DeVito is to step behind the camera once again to direct Morgan Freeman, Pierce Brosnan and Saoirse Ronan in “The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle“, according to Variety

DeVito wrote the script, an adaptation of the bestselling young adult novel written by Avi. The film is in pre-production, with shooting to begin in September.

Ronan has been cast for the title character – a teen who makes a trans-Atlantic crossing from England to America in the 1830s. During the journey, she finds herself in the middle of conflict between the ship’s captain and his mutinous crew.

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