According to The Hollywood Reporter, Screen Gems has teamed with Aniston to make a film recounting a story about racial tension.
Screen Gems has acquired the rights to Holler, a book written by Dana Adam Shapiro. Based on true events, the story follows the life of a bi-racial student and his white mother in Mississippi. When he falls in love with a white girl, he is shocked when he is stopped from taking his white date to the prom. The incident sparks changes in the school and the entire community.
The film will be produced by Kristin Hahn, Aniston’s partner at Echo Films, along with Tracey Durning. Aniston will have the title of executive producer along with Jeff Mandel.
Jennifer Aniston is currently filming The Bounty in New York with Gerard Butler. She will also be sharing screen with Aaron Eckhart in the romantic comedy Love Happens, opening on September 18.