Jennifer Beals added to ‘Book of Eli’

Jennifer Beals, she of ‘Flashdance’ fame, has signed on to co-star alongside Denzel Washington and Gary Oldman in the Hughes Brothers-directed ‘The Book of Eli’.

The film stars Washington as a wanderer in a post-apocalyptic world who must protect a book that may hold the key to humanity.

Beals’ role in the film is that of a blind mother (Mila Kunis is playing the daughter) who will do anything to protect her child. Â  She also serves as Oldman’s, who plays the film’s villain, sexual prize.

Principal photography on the film is scheduled to start in February in New Mexico. Â  You can check out the early promotional poster for the film here.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter