Elle Fanning joins Galveston

Elle Fanning and Ben Foster will star in “Galveston”, adapted from the 2010 novel by True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto.

Melanie Laurent will direct the moody crime thriller from Pizzolatto's screenplay.

“Galveston” follows two hard-luck outsiders on the run. Barely surviving an assassination attempt from his loan-sharking boss, debt-collector Roy 'Big Country' Cady (Foster) flees to the Texas town to lie low, but in rescuing Raquel 'Rocky' Arceneaux (Fanning), a vulnerable young prostitute, from the shoot-out, any hope of a safe haven vanishes. Rocky is a girl with secrets to hide, including one that will forever haunt Roy in a powerful story of sacrifice and redemption.

Low Spark Films' Tyler Davidson will serve as producer. Production will begin in January.