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Rooney Mara and Martin Sheen pick up roles in Stephen Daldry's Trash Rooney Mara and Martin Sheen pick up roles in Stephen Daldry's Trash
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Rooney Mara and Martin Sheen have been cast to star in the film adaptation of children's novel Trash.Rooney Mara and Martin Sheen have been cast to star in the film adaptation of children's novel Trash.
The book, by Andy Mulligan, is about three boys who live on a rubbish dump in India. Their lives change when they come across a mysterious leather bag and end up on the run from the authorities. Mara, of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo fame, will play Olivia, an NGO worker. Sheen, seen last year in The Amazing Spider-Man, will be Father Juilliard. Newcomers Eduardo Luis, Rickson Tevez and Gabriel Weinstein will play the boys. The book, by Andy Mulligan, is about three boys who live on a rubbish dump in an un-named third world country. Their lives change when they come across a mysterious leather bag and end up on the run from the authorities. Mara, of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo fame, will play Olivia, an NGO worker. Sheen, seen last year in The Amazing Spider-Man, will be Father Juilliard. Newcomers Eduardo Luis, Rickson Tevez and Gabriel Weinstein will play the boys.
The book caused controversy when Blue Peter dropped it from its book awards because of scenes of violence and swearing.The book caused controversy when Blue Peter dropped it from its book awards because of scenes of violence and swearing.
Stephen Daldry, director of Billy Elliot, will direct the project, with Richard Curtis writing. Filming is due to begin next month in Brazil, suggesting the fictional location of the film may be different from the book's – perhaps in the hope Trash can match the success of 2002's City of God, which drew attention to deprivation in the Brazilian favelas. Stephen Daldry, director of Billy Elliot, will direct the project, with Richard Curtis writing. Filming is due to begin next month in Brazil. Trash will be released in May 2014, shortly before the World Cup finals in the country.
Trash will be released in May 2014, shortly before the World Cup finals in Brazil, and may be hoping for a similar impact. • This article was amended on 11 July 2013. We originally said the novel was set in India, when in fact its setting is not named. This has been corrected.