Owen Wilson Could Join Julia Roberts and ROOM Star Jacob Tremblay in WONDER

If you saw Room — and you should — you'll recognize Jacob Tremblay as the kid who played Jack opposite the Oscar-winning Brie Larson. He gave a tremendous performance in that movie, and he's certainly gained some steam in Hollywood, having already appeared in a guest spot on Last Man on Earth and snagging a co-lead role in Jurassic World director Colin Trevorrow's new movie Book of Henry. Another of his upcoming projects is Wonder, Lionsgate's film adaptation of R.J. Palacio's novel that's being directed by The Perks of Being a Wallflower helmer Stephen Chbosky.

Tremblay will play Auggie Pullman, a child born with a facial deformity. As he enters the fifth grade, he begins attending a mainstream school for the first time. Julia Roberts is set to play his mother, and THR says Owen Wilson is in negotiations to play his father.

Will this movie be cheesy? If this trailer for the book that came out a few years ago is any indication, then the answer is "absolutely yes." But will Chbosky be able to contain the cheese, so to speak, and create a powerful story that embraces it instead of being brought down by it?