Emma Thompson joins 'Beautiful Creatures'

Emma Thompson, is within final discussions to become listed on the cast of Alcon's supernatural love story "Beautiful Animals." She'll join Jack O'Connell and Alice Englert because the leads and Viola Davis inside a supporting tole. Thompson will have the twin role of the suburbs religious firebrand and also the dark witch who offers her. Project's according to first novel of the series compiled by Kami Carcia and Margaret Stohl. The film is going to be launched by Warner Bros via Alcon's output deal. Alcon has film privileges to any or all three books within the series released by Little Brown Books, including ''Beautiful Darkness,'' and ''Beautiful Chaos.'' Erwin Stoff (''Water for Tigers,'' ''I Am Legend'') will produce together with Alcon co-founders and co-CEOs Broderick Manley and Andrew Kosove. The transitional phase story will begin shooting in April in New Orleans. Story is occur the South about two star-entered teenage enthusiasts -- a nearby boy, along with a mysterious new girl who uncover dark secrets regarding their families, their background and their town. Thompson will next be observed in Sony's "MIB3." Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com