Jessica Biel hooks 'Truth About Fishes'

Getting wrapped an online insurance lead role in Sony's approaching reboot of "Total Recall," Jessica Biel is coming back towards the indie scene, as she's in final discussions to star opposite Kaya Scodelario in Francesca Gregorini's "Emanuel and the reality regarding Fishes."Gregorini authored the script, which follows Emanuel (Scodelario), a troubled 17-year-old girl who babysits her new neighbor Linda's "baby," that is really a really existence-like toy. She goes together with the delusion while befriending Linda, who is actually the spitting picture of Emanuel's late mother.Biel is within foretells play Linda, that has been completely traumatized through the dying of her child and today cares for that baby toy as though it were really alive.Matthew Brady is creating via his MRB Prods. banner together with Gregorini, while Paul Schiff, Kenny Goodman, Kevin Iwashina and Jonathan Grey will professional produce.Gregorini's "Tanner Hall" star Rooney Mara was initially set to experience the title character before production was pressed from summer time 2011 to early 2012.Biel, who are able to presently be observed in Garry Marshall's "New Year's Eve," next stars opposite Gerard Butler in Gabriele Muccino's comedy "Playing the Area," that is skedded for release on March 9. Thesp also toplines David O. Russell's lengthy-postponed indie "Nailed," in addition to Pascal Laugier's thriller "The Tall Guy."Biel is repped by CAA, Management 360 and attorney Karl R. Austen. Contact Shaun Sneider at shaun.sneider@variety.com