Melissa Leo boards ‘Welcome to the Rileys’
Thursday, October 2, 2008 at 5:13AM | By
Franck Tabouring Actress Melissa Leo has joined James Gandolfini and Kristen Stewart in Jake Scott’s indie drama “Welcome to the Rileys,” according to Variety.
The trade says the story revolves around a couple (Gandolfini, Leo) driven apart by the death of their daughter but brought back together when they meet a troubled young woman (Stewart).
Scott is directing a script by Ken Hixon, writer of “City by the Sea.” “Rileys” heads into production this month.
Leo most recently starred in “Frozen River” and “Righteous Kill.” She’s currently filming Jake Goldberger’s “Don McKay,” about a man (Thomas Haden Church) who returns to his hometown only to find his long-lost love on the verge of death.
Stewart will next be seen in Catherine Hardwicke’s anticipated vampire romance “Twilight.” As for Gandolfini, watch out for him in Tony Scott’s remake of “The Taking of Pelham 123.”






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