Marion Cotillard set to Star in RUST AND BONE

Marion Cotillard (Public Enemies, Inception) is set to star in film coming Rust and Bone which is set to directed by Jacques Audiard who helmed the film A Prophet. The film is based on a series of shorts stories of the same name written by Craig Davidson. Audiard has brought on A Prophet co-writer Thomas Bidegain to adapt the the story into a screenplay. Matthias Schoenarts (Bullhead), Celine Sallette (House of Tolerance) and Bouli Lanners (Nothing to Declare) are set to co-star.

The film will have a budget of $22 million dollars, and the story is described as a having a "mix of suspense and love." but according to the description of the story it's definitely a lot more interesting, and hardcore than that little description. This sounds like it's going to make a hell of a film, and Cotillard is a great actress, and she's going to be awesome in it. 

Here's a description of the short story collection:

Craig Davidson conjures a savage world populated by fighting dogs, prizefighters, sex addicts, and gamblers. In his title story, Davidson introduces an afflicted boxer whose hand never properly heals after a bone is broken. The fighter’s career descends to bouts that have less to do with sport than with survival: no referee, no rules, not even gloves. In “A Mean Utility” we enter an even more desperate arena: dogfights where Rottweilers, pit bulls, and Dobermans fight each other to the death.