Scott Eastwood to star in thriller 'Manuscript'

Scott Eastwood to star in thriller

'Manuscript'

. Actor Scott Eastwood is set to star alongside Morgan Freeman in thriller 'Manuscript'. Nick Cassavetes is directing the project replacing John Moore who was announced last year and working from a script by Louis Rosenberg and

Joe Rosenbaum

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According to report, 'Manuscript' centers on an imprisoned genius (Freeman) who writes and sends chapters from a mysterious novel to an aspiring young writer (Eastwood), ensnaring him in a high-stakes ploy to recover USD 100 million in stolen diamonds. Principal photography will begin in late April in New Orleans.