[NEWS] First Look at Jennifer in 'The Yellow Birds' as Toni Collette, and Jason Patric Join the Cast

article by: Jeff Sneider

THE WRAP.com
"Cinelou Films has released the first photo of Jennifer Aniston as her character LaDonna Murphy from the film adaption of 'The Yellow Birds' a novel by author Kevin Powers, which was announced Friday they added Oscar-nominated actress Toni Collette and actor Jason Patric to their cast. Actors Tye Sheridan, Alden Ehrenreich, and Jack Huston co-star in the film, which Alexandre Moors is directing from a script by screenwriter David Lowery. The film follows two young soldiers (Sheridan and Ehrenreich) who enlist in the Army and are sent off to fight in the Gulf War, where they the form an unbreakable bond vowing to keep each other safe. When the unspeakable happens, one soldier struggles to keep the balance between the truth that he vowed not to speak, and the peace that a mourning mother seeks. Huston plays Sgt. Sterling, an older officer who takes the two young men under his wing, and Aniston plays a devoted mother to one of the young men.

Toni Collette

Jason Patric

Collette will play the mother of another soldier who returns from war with a secret that has forever changed him, while Patric will play Captain Anderson. Courtney Soloman and Mark Canton are financing as well as producing the film project 'The Yellow Birds' under their Cinelou Film banner. Story Mining & Supply Company's CEO/president Jeffrey Sharp will also produce, while Story Mining's Jim Kohlberg will serve as executive producer. Soloman said, "We are thrilled that we've been able to sign on so many accomplished actors to this project. From the moment we first read David Lowery's script, we knew that 'The Yellow Birds' was a film that we wanted to make." Cinelou Film recently signed a deal with Warner Bros. Pictures to handle worldwide international distribution for six Cinelou releases over the next three years. In November, the company announced plans to begin shooting the Robert De Niro-Jennifer Aniston movie 'The Comedian' in early 2016."