Bill Murray enters 'City of Ember'

The 'Lost in Translation' star will play the Mayor in the film version of the teenage tome.

Jun 11 2007

Bill Murray will play the larger-than-life Mayor in a forthcoming adaptation of children's fantasy novel 'The City of Ember'.

Written by Jeanne DuPrau, the book takes place in a city that had previously flourished under a sky of spectacular lights, but thanks to the failure of an age-old generator, is now falling into darkness. It is left to two teenagers to discover the secrets of the Ember's past before the light goes out forever.

'Amazing Grace' star Toby Jones will play the mayor's right-hand man, while teenage newcomer Saoirse Ronan will play the heroic Lina Mayfleet.

'Monster House' helmer Gil Kenan is set to make his directorial debut with the flick, which will shoot in Belfast this summer for an October 2008 release.

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