Heather Graham Replacing Uma in ‘Vengeance: A Love Story’?

Dianne Wiest was moved aside for Maria Bello. Bello was replaced by Uma Thurman, and now according to another mini blurb on Production Weekly, Heather Graham might have taken over the role of the victim in Harold Becker’s Vengeance: A Love Story. Thurman had recently signed onto Girl Soldier, so it seems logical that Uma was only “in talks” for the role. Normally I’d add a snarky remark about “rollergirl” and how this production is casting down – but the lead is shared with two others, (Samuel L. Jackson and Abigail Breslin), Graham is now in the age bracket where she can play more than just a wasted girlfriend and she is one of the only actresses who can claim that she was in a 400-million dollar grossing comedy this summer (The Hangover). I imagine that the Michigan production is moments away from actually beginning.

Based on the Joyce Carol Oates novella published in 2003, scripted by John Mankiewicz, the story is about an act of unbelievable brutality that twists the lives of three generations of women and sets a man of the law on his own course of justice. On the Fourth of July, Niagara Falls Police Officer John Dromoor (Jackson) is flagged down by 12-year-old Bethie Maguire (Breslin). Her mother, Teena Maguire (Graham), has been brutally raped and left for dead. Moving at a relentless, compelling pace, the story of Teena and Bethie unfolds in this powerful and thrilling drama.

I’m wondering (for those who have read the book) what you think about the casting of the three characters, and I’m calling out for anyone who might have some precise news on the production dates – please drop us a word below.