Reese Witherspoon in talks to play teacher in new film
Reese Witherspoon is reported to be in negotiations to star in new movie Freedom Writers.
It is based on the real-life story of a group of "at risk" students, encouraged to record their thoughts by their teacher.
Witherspoon is in line to play the 23-year-old teacher called Erin Gruwell.
Their tales of intolerance and misunderstanding resulted in a collection of work being published in 1999.
The students dubbed themselves the Freedom Writers in homage to civil rights activists the "Freedom Riders."
Production is scheduled to begin next year, according to www.hollywoodreporter.com.
