Jodie Foster directing Sugar Kings

According to the Hollywood Reporter Jodie Foster is set to direct the drama "Sugar Kings" for Universal Pictures. The movie is being developed to also star Foster, but it hasn't officialy been confirmed that the actress will perform too. The film will be produced by the studio-based Tribeca Films.

The story by screenwriters Ned Zeman and Daniel Barnz, is based on Marie Brenner's Vanity Fair article "In the Kingdom of Big Sugar". Production president Donna Langley and senior vp production Holly Bario will oversee the project for Universal Pictures.

The story centers on a female lawyer, fresh out of law school, who teams with a veteran public-interest attorney to take on a powerful sugar baron on behalf of exploited migrant workers.

Source: THR