Little Boy..... An epic "Adult Fairy Tale"
Little Boy from director Alejandro Monteverde will be produced by LA-based Metanoia Films at a budget of $24 million, funded by U.S. and Mexican investors and much of the movie is set to be filmed in Rosarito at Baja Studios, as well as Tijuana, Ensenada, and Tecate..
The movie stars Kevin James, Ben Chaplin, Emily Watson and David Henrie in a story that tells of an eight-year-old boy with developmental problems whose only friend is his father. The movie is set in a beach front town during World War II and has a Norman Rockwell look and feel to it. After dad goes to war, the boy is forced to confront the cruelty of his schoolmates as well as others.
Picture is scheduled to be released in 2012.