Casting: Maria Bello joins 'Carjacked'

Maria Bello and Stephen Dorff have signed on to star in Peter Medak's upcoming thriller "Carjacked," which Sherry and Michael Compton wrote. The film starst filming soon in Baton Rouge, La.

Variety says the story follows a single mother and her kid who are carjacked by a bank robber with no intention of freeing them. Bello, who starred in "Grown Ups" and "The Company Men," plays the mom.

As for Dorff, he's got "Somewhere" coming soon. Recent gigs of his include "Public Enemies," "Felon" and ".45." Peter Medak helmed "Species II" and did a lot of TV work, including "The Wire" and "House M.D."