'House' star Wilde joins 'Next Three Days'

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House actress Olivia Wilde will star in Russell Crowe thriller The Next Three Days.

Wilde has been cast as a young mother who befriends Crowe's character, a teacher who attempts to free his wife (Elizabeth Banks) from prison after she is found guilty of a crime she didn't commit.

Jonathan Tucker has also been tapped for a role, that of a street thug running a meth lab, says The Hollywood Reporter.

A remake of the Diane Kruger French-language film Anything For Her, production begins on the Paul Haggis-directed thriller this week in Pittsburgh.