Although the name Bailee Madison may be relatively unknown to most people, the young actress has been acting since the age of seven. After playing having roles in Just Go With It, Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark and on the kid TV show Wizards of Waverly Place, Madison is adding a staring role to her list, as Variety reports she has been cast in the indie romance-drama Watercolor Postcards.
Madison will be joined by Scrubs alum John C. McGinley in the project directed by Rajeev Dassani and written by Conrad Goode. The story is “centered on a smalltown girl, wise beyond her years, who returns home and inherits more problems than she brought back.” I was a big fan of McGinley‘s work on Scrubs, but I’ve noticed that he’s had a difficult time channeling that stardom to the big screen after having small parts in various movies over the years. On the other hand, he does have The Discoverers lined up, as well as Alex Cross, so Watercolors could be good exposure for him and Madison too.
Dassani just made his feature length debut last month with a film from the newly launched Amazon Studios, The Nevsky Prospect. He also won a Student Academy Award back in 2008 for his short film A Day’s Work. Rhett Giles will be producing Watercolor, with production starting sometime this month in L.A.
What are your thoughts on Watercolor Postcards?