Jason Patric and Thomas Dekker Join 'My Sister's Keeper'
Last month, the Fannings dumped My Sister's Keeper, and paved the way for Abigail Breslin and Sofia Vassilieva to take over the heavy fare. Now they've got a dad and boyfriend. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jason Patric and Thomas Dekker are joining the two girls and momma Cameron Diaz in the drama (which also stars Alec Baldwin and Joan Cusack).Breslin plays a 13-year-old who sues her parents, former district attorney Diaz (heh) and fireman husband Patric, for emancipation because she was "conceived and underwent several operations" to help save the life of her cancer-ridden sister (Vassilieva). Dekker, meanwhile, plays the boyfriend of the older sister, who has survived his own fight with cancer.
I guess that they changed the script around in the last month? A reader pointed out when the Fannings left that the original story has the sisters a bit older than Elle and Dakota. That's not too hard to switch. However, it's a bit of a jump to add John Connor as older sis' beau. Perhaps they just made the boyfriend older (Dekker is 20), or switched a friend into a boyfriend? Dakota is mature, but not that mature! Whatever the case, the playing field is different now, and the drama is currently filming in Los Angeles.
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5-01-2008 @ 6:16PM
lauren said...
omg this is sooo bad! my sisters keeper was an AMAZING book but theyre changing sooo much in the movie! the boyfriend of kate (the older sister) was supposed to have died and although its sad, its a part of the book that should not have been changed. i also heard that the ending is being changed, which for me made the book so incredible and i am extremely disappointed that so much will be changed
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