In an indication that Dakota Fanning's tutors have not acquainted her with the word "overexposure," she is set to co-star in Winged Creatures along with some heavyweight talent, Forest Whitaker, Kate Beckinsale, and Guy Pearce. Fanning has released, filmed, or announced 11 movies since appearing in The Cat in the Hat in 2003. I mean, aren't there any other 12 year olds with stage-mothers who can't say no? You'd think they would be a dime a dozen. I smell a Drew Barrymore-ish teen-age odyssey on the way.

Variety is reporting that the film, directed by Rowan Woods, is based on the "debut novel" of Roy Freirich. Here's the problem. Amazon doesn't show any novel by Roy Freirich. In fact, the only place online you can catch a whiff of this debut novel is in stories about this movie. I guess if it's a good movie, none of this really matters, but really, what's the deal?

The debut novel that doesn't exist is reportedly about the survivors of a brutal restaurant murder who then have to make sense of their lives, mortality, and connection to society. They also have decide if you need to tip your waitress if she's been shot. My guess is yes, but not more than 15%, unless she refilled your coffee at least 10 times, according to Mr. Pink. Roles for each of the stars is unclear, but hopefully they will get all that worked out before filming starts on March 19.