SYNOPSIS

Formerly titled "Finding t.A.T.u", this is adapted from the novel "t.A.T.u come back" by Russian writer A. Mitrofanov, this is set against a background of music, Internet chatrooms and hedonistic Russian nightlife, it's the story of a lonely American teenager in Moscow who becomes friends with a local girl over their shared obsession with pop band t.A.T.u.

PREVIEW NOTES

• Variety reports that Mischa Barton, Shantel VanSanten, Anton Yelchin, Alex Kaluzhsky and Helena Mattsson will star in the project to be directed by Roland Joffe. The project that begins shooting in Moscow later this month. Producers are Leonid Minkovski and Serge Konov from Mosfilm-based shingle RAMCO, and Stephen Nemeth of Rhino Films. Foresight Unlimited is handling international sales. - 2007-06-06