Wilde in foretells replace Garner in 'Chemistry'

Olivia Wilde will replace Jennifer Garner in 'Better Coping With Chemistry' after Garner's recent pregnancy forced her from the dark comedy thriller."Cowboys & Aliens" star Olivia Wilde is placed to exchange Jennifer Garner in Occupant Films' darkly comedy thriller "Better Coping With Chemistry." Indie pic was initially slated to star Garner before she lately grew to become pregnant together with her third child. In This summer, Mike Rockwell signed onto play a meek, small-town pharmacist stuck inside a loveless marriage who rediscovers themself by beginning an affair having a trophy wife, who'll certainly be performed by his "Cowboys" co-star Wilde. After she introduces him towards the pleasures of prescription medications, things control once they begin plotting to kill her husband. Michelle Monaghan is placed to co-star as Rockwell's wife, while Judi Dench is anticipated for everyone because the film's narrator. Geoff Moore and David Posamentier, whose script made an appearance on the newest Black List, can make their directorial debut. Occupant's Joe Neurauter, Felipe Marino and Keith Calder are creating "Chemistry," that ICM is handling United States privileges. Ealing Metro is handling worldwide sales for that pic, that is slated to begin production this fall in Maryland. Wilde also lately starred in David Dobkin's "The Modification Up." She'll soon be viewed alongside Garner within the Weinstein Company's "Butter," that will debut in the Toronto Worldwide Film Festival. Wilde comes with an additional quartet of films coming, including Andrew Niccol's "Over TimeInch and Alex Kurtzman's "Thanks for visiting People." Thesp lately professional created the short documentary "Sun City Picture House," which follows a Haitian community battling to rebuild following the devastating 2010 earthquake. Pic won the Maui Film Festival's audience award. Wilde is repped by WME and Untitled Entertainment. Contact Shaun Sneider at shaun.sneider@variety.com