Scott Eastwood will co-star alongside Academy Award Winner Morgan Freeman in THE MANUSCRIPT.The cat and mouse thriller centers around an imprisoned evil genius (played by Freeman) who sends Eastwood a manuscript about $100 million in stolen diamonds. Intrigued with the possibility that the story is true, Eastwood sets out on a high stakes game to recover the diamonds.
Nick Cassaveles (THE NOTEBOOK) directs the script written by Louis and Joe Rosenburg. MANUSCRIPT is being produced by Paris Films Inc. alongside Mike Witherall and Mark Williams. Principal photography begins late April in New Orleans.