Viola Davis books two feature roles

DavisWith an Oscar nomination and SAG Award in hands, Viola Davis has found her next two projects, landing supporting roles in Summit Entertainment's "Ender's Game" as well as in Warner Bros. and Alcon's "Beautiful Animals.""Beautiful Animals" is going to be helmed by Richard LaGravenese. Erwin Stoff, Alcon cake toppers Andrew Kosove and Broderick Manley and Molly Cruz are creating. The LaGravenese-composed adaptation from the Margaret Stohl-Kami Garcia tome follows two teens who must confront a curse which has haunted the girl's family for decades. Davis plays a librarian and friend from the teenage boy's deceased mother who loves him just like a boy and is going to do whatever she will to safeguard him.Alcon's also acquired privileges to another two books within the Stohl-Garcia trilogy, "Beautiful Darkness" and "Beautiful Chaos."Summit will sell foreign privileges to "Beautiful Animals" at Berlin. Lensing will begin in April in New Orleans.Gavin Hood is helming "Ender's Game," starring Asa Butterfield, Hailee Steinfeld, Abigail Breslin and Harrison Ford.Hood composed the variation of Orson Scott Card's novel. Occur Earth's future, story follows a genius strategist employed through the government to assist destroy a bug-like alien race.Davis will have a military psychiatrist who runs the emotional welfare of youthful students. She likewise helps design the games that test their abilities and resilience.OddLot, K/O Paper Items and Digital Domain are production partners on "Ender's Game." OddLot's Gigi Pritzker and Linda McDonough are creating with Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman via their K/O Paper Items banner, in addition to Lynn Hendee, Robert Chartoff and Card. OddLot's Bill Lischak and K/O's Mandy Safavi will professional produce with Digital Domain's High cliff Plumer and Erectile dysfunction Ulbrich. Sierra/Affinity is handling foreign sales for that pic.The program is perfect for Davis to shoot "Ender's Game" first, with "Beautiful Animals" following later around.Davis may be the second actress nominee now to secure a brand new project -- on Monday, Rooney Mara arrived the feminine lead in Steven Soderbergh's "Unwanted Effects."Davis can also be developing an untitled skein for Cinemax with "Pariah" helmer Dee Rees.She's repped by APA, Principal Entertainment and Michael Adler. Contact Justin Kroll at justin.kroll@variety.com