King's "Mist" envelops Harden and Jones

By Borys Kit

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Marcia Gay Harden and British actor Toby Jones have disappeared into "The Mist," an adaptation of a Stephen King story.

The Dimension Films project is set after a strange storm blows through a Maine town and its citizens are attacked by deadly creatures. A group of townfolks barricade themselves in a supermarket and struggle for survival. Thomas Jane, Andre Braugher, Laurie Holden and Amin Joseph already have been cast. Frank Darabont ("The Shawshank Redemption") will direct, write and produce.

Harden will play Mrs. Carmody, an outspoken and ultimately divisive member of the trapped group of townspeople; Jones will play Ollie, a mild-mannered supermarket manager who is forced to take heroic measures to save his life and the lives of others.

Shooting begins this week in Louisiana.

Harden won an Academy Award for her supporting role in 2000’s "Pollock" and was Oscar-nominated for 2003’s "Mystic River." Jones played Truman Capote in last year’s "Infamous." He stars in slavery drama "Amazing Grace," which opens Friday.

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter

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