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The former Heroes actress will appear with Twilight's Nikki Reed in the new film, titled Downers Grove, written by novelist Bret Easton Ellis.
The project is based on a Michael Hornberg novel that centres on a high school where a senior student dies at the end of every year, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Rebecca De Mornay has also joined the cast of the movie, directed by Nelson McCormick.
Production is expected to begin this spring in Louisiana.
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