DreamWorks lighting “Fire” for Duchovny

By Tatiana Siegel

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – David Duchovny has
signed on to star opposite Halle Berry and Benicio Del Toro in
DreamWorks’ drama “Things We Lost in the Fire.”

Penned by Allan Loeb, the story centers on a woman (Berry)
whose husband (Duchovny) suddenly dies. The woman invites her
husband’s troubled best friend (Del Toro) to live with her
family, and as the friend turns his life around, he helps the
grief-stricken family confront their loss. Duchovny will appear
in flashbacks.

Danish filmmaker Susanne Bier, whose credits include
“Brothers” and the Dogme-certified “Open Hearts,” will direct
“Fire,” which is scheduled to start filming next month.

Actor-writer-director Duchovny recently acquired the life
rights of Linda Brewer, who provided for her family by hosting
passion parties and selling sex toys out of her car throughout
the Bible Belt. Duchovny’s wife, Tea Leoni, is attached to star
as the Arkansas woman. Duchovny will produce the film for
Touchstone Pictures and Beacon Pictures.

Duchovny’s upcoming screen work includes roles in Fox
Searchlight’s ensemble comedy “Trust the Man,” written and
directed by Bart Freundlich; Jake Kasdan’s “The TV Set,”
opposite Sigourney Weaver; and “The Secret,” a thriller helmed
by Vincent Perez.

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter