Academy Award-nominated actor Richard Jenkins (The Visitor) and Cameron Bright (The Twilight Saga: Eclipse) have joined the cast of Charles-Olivier Michaud’s upcoming One Square Mile.

Written by scribes Josh Campbell and Jeff Van Wie, the film is a highly charged, emotional story of a disenfranchised teen (Bright) living on the wrong side of the tracks. Desperate for a way out, his life collides with an old reclusive track coach (Jenkins), angry at the world with no purpose in life. The two form a reluctant bond that forces them to face their circumstances as they race to save each other and ultimately – themselves.

This will be director Charles-Olivier Michaud’s first English-language film since his Snow & Ashes won the Grand Jury Sparky Award for Best Narrative Film at Slamdance in 2010. Michaud, who is from Quebec, has recently helmed the French-language romance, Sur Le Rythme. Principal photography is scheduled to begin in August. (Source: THR)