Forest Whitaker is headed back to indie territory for his next assignment, negotiating to star in the drama Little Treasure.
He’ll play one half of a couple who return to the wife’s home city, Shanghai.
There, the pair must deal with prejudice, culture differences and self-discovery all focused on a street kid who changes their lives. We’re going to guess that change will be due to warming their hearts, not stabbing them with a shank and leaving them to be eaten by rats. But what do we know?
Splinter’s Michael D Olmos is planning to direct the film on location in the Chinese city later this year.