By now we all know that Alison [Ali] Larter, star of New Line's $ 200 million-grossing FINAL DESTINATION franchise, has been cast in the title role of MARIGOLD - AN ADVENTURE IN INDIA, Willard Carroll's romantic musical-comedy about a tempestuous American actress who goes to India to make a low-budget Hollywood movie and suddenly finds herself tossed into the eccentric world of Bollywood film-making.

But here's some exclusive info on the project you weren't aware of.


According to Reiko Bradley, President of Becker Films International, the distributor and financier of MARIGOLD, the film is scheduled to begin shooting in June after Larter completes A LOT LIKE LOVE, co-starring Ashton Kutcher and Amanda Peet and being distributed by Walt Disney.


Carroll and Larter first met last year when she was starring with Gina Gershon and Joy Bryant in THREE WAY SPLIT, the Scott Ziehl-directed thriller that Carroll [Hyperion Pictures] was producing and being distributed by Columbia TriStar.


According to Sidhartha M. Jain, Vice-President, Hyperion & Executive Producer, Shari ['Truth'] Watson, whose hip hop-meets-Bollywood album ADDICTIVE was a major international dance hit last year, has been set to write the lyrics for MARIGOLD's seven original songs, while the music will be composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy.


MARIGOLD - a Hyperion Production has a co-producing deal with Sandeep Shah of Sandy Entertainment from India, in addition to other international financing deals. “Willard has a keen eye for talent and he had cast Angelina Jolie in PLAYING BY HEART, when she was just breaking out. This time also we are convinced that Alison has what is takes to play Marigold”, said Shah.

MARIGOLD marks Salman Khan's debut in Hollywood.