'The Host' behind the scenes

Boyd Holbrook is in final negotiation to round out the cast of Open Road Films’ “The Host,” an adaptation of “Twilight” 作者 Stephenie Meyer’s 流行的 sci-fi novel.

Andrew Niccol (“In Time”) is 写作 and directing the pic, which stars Saoirse Ronan 星, 星级 as protag Melanie Stryder, whose body is invaded 由 an alien named Wanderer, also to be played 由 Ronan. Max Irons (“Red Riding Hood”) and Ronan’s “Lovely Bones” co-star Jake Abel will play the male leads, and William Hurt is set to co-star as Melanie’s uncle, who leads the human resistance from its underground...