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Olivia Wilde to Join Elizabeth Banks, Chris Pine in Welcome to People Film

Olivia Wilde and Howard W. Overshown
in Beauty on the Vine
(© Tao Ruspoli)
Olivia Wilde and Howard W. Overshown
in Beauty on the Vine
(© Tao Ruspoli)

Stage veteran Olivia Wilde will join Chris Pine and Elizabeth Banks in the forthcoming film, Welcome to People, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Alex Kurtzman will direct the film, which he co-wrote with Roberto Orci and Jody Lambert.

The film centers on a businessman (to be played by Pine) who, following the death of his estranged father, discovers he has an alcoholic sister (played by Banks). Wilde will portray the girlfriend of Pine’s character.

Wilde appeared Off-Broadway in Beauty on the Vine. She can currently be seen on screen in Tron: Legacy, and will star in the forthcoming Cowboys & Aliens. She is also known for her work in the NBC-TV series The Black Donnellys, with additional film and television credits including Alpha Dog, Turistas, The O.C., and Skin.