DeVito and "Atonement" actress board family adventure

By Gregg Kilday

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Danny DeVito will direct Oscar-nominated "Atonement" actress Saoirse Ronan in the family adventure "The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle."

The 19th century-set tale centres on a young girl who joins in a shipboard rebellion. Morgan Freeman and Pierce Brosnan also star.

DeVito, who will not appear onscreen, has written the screenplay based on the novel by the author who writes under the name Avi. Filming is set to begin in September.

Ronan will next be seen in "City of Ember" and "The Lovely Bones." Freeman appears in "Wanted" and the Friday release "The Dark Knight." Brosnan will be seen in "Mamma Mia!" which also opens Friday.

DeVito's last feature outing was the 2003 comedy "Duplex," which starred Ben Stiller and Drew Barrymore.

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter