Viola Davis books two feature roles

DavisWith an Oscar nomination and SAG Award in hands, Viola Davis finds her next two projects, landing supporting roles in Summit Entertainment's "Ender's Game" too as with Warner Bros. and Alcon's "Beautiful Creatures.""Beautiful Creatures" will probably be helmed by Richard LaGravenese. Erwin Stoff, Alcon cake cake toppers Andrew Kosove and Broderick Manley and Molly Cruz are coming up with. The LaGravenese-composed adaptation in the Margaret Stohl-Kami Garcia tome follows two teens who must confront a curse that has haunted the girl's family for many years. Davis plays a librarian and friend in the teenage boy's deceased mother who loves him as being a boy and can do whatever she'll to guard him.Alcon's also acquired rights to a different two books inside the Stohl-Garcia trilogy, "Beautiful Darkness" and "Beautiful Chaos."Summit will sell foreign rights to "Beautiful Creatures" at Berlin. Lensing will start in April in New Orleans.Gavin Hood is helming "Ender's Game," starring Asa Butterfield, Hailee Steinfeld, Abigail Breslin and Harrison Ford.Hood composed the variation of Orson Scott Card's novel. Occur Earth's future, story follows a genius strategist employed with the government to help destroy a bug-like alien race.Davis may have a military mental health specialist who runs the emotional welfare of youthful students. She helps as well design the games that test their capabilities and resilience.OddLot, K/O Paper Products and Digital Domain are production partners on "Ender's Game." OddLot's Gigi Pritzker and Linda McDonough are coming up with with Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman via their K/O Paper Products banner, additionally to Lynn Hendee, Robert Chartoff and Card. OddLot's Bill Lischak and K/O's Mandy Safavi will professional produce with Digital Domain's High high cliff Plumer and Erection dysfunction Ulbrich. Sierra/Affinity is handling foreign sales for your pic.This program is ideal for Davis to shoot "Ender's Game" first, with "Beautiful Creatures" following later around.Davis might be the 2nd actress nominee now to have a completely new project -- on Monday, Rooney Mara showed up the feminine lead in Steven Soderbergh's "Undesirable Effects."Davis may also be developing an untitled skein for Cinemax with "Pariah" helmer Dee Rees.She's repped by APA, Principal Entertainment and Michael Adler. Contact Justin Kroll at justin.kroll@variety.com