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Thursday, August 14, 2008 at 02:23PM | By
Franck Tabouring
Actors Liam Neeson and Orlando Bloom have signed on to star in an untitled adaptation of Bill Carter’s book “Fools Rush In,” according to Variety.
In the book, Carter recounts the time he spent in Sarajevo working as an aid worker during the Balkans war siege.
Andrucha Waddington (“Eu Tu Eles”) is directing the film, which is expected to head into principal photography later this year.
Also in talks to play a supporting character is Javier Bardem, who recently won an Academy Award for his performance in “No Country For Old Men.”
Neeson most recently lent his voice to Aslan in “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian.” According to IMDb, he’s currently filming “Five Minutes of Heaven” for Oliver Hirschbiegel.
Bloom’s last film was “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End.” He will next star in “New York, I Love You.”

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