Gigandet joins Paquin in 'Free Ride'

GigandetPaquin"Twilight" thesp Cam Gigandet is placed to become listed on "True Bloodstream" star Anna Paquin in Shana Sosin's indie drama "Free Ride."Pic marks the very first production for Paquin's production company SCAMP, whose other principals include Cerise Hallam Larkin, Mark Larkin and Paquin's husband and "True Bloodstream" co-star Stephen Moyer.With different true story, "Free Ride" finds Paquin playing an mistreated single mom who moves to Florida together with her two kids to create a existence for herself among the colorful yet turbulent culture from the late seventies.Gigandet will have Paquin's love curiosity about the film, which co-stars Drea P Matteo ("The Sopranos"), Liana Liberato ("Trust"), Ava Acres ("Five"), Shaun Hephner (Starz's "Boss") and the other "True Bloodstream" thesp, Brit Morgan.Sosin ("Women! Women! Women!") is writing and pointing "Free Ride," that is being created by Cerise Hallam Larkin, Susan Dynner and Paquin. Moyer will professional produce with Mark Larkin and production is skedded to begin March. 24 in California, Fla.John Dreyfuss of Featured Artists Agency reps Sosin and was heavily involved with packaging the project.Paquin, who stars alongside Ryan Phillippe and Luke Wilson in Nu Image/Millennium Films dramedy "Straight A's," most lately starred in Kenneth Lonergan's "Margaret" and Wes Craven's "Scream 4."Gigandet is originating off a trio of genre photos including "The Roommate," ""Priest" and Joel Schumacher's "Trespass." Thesp was lately cast among the leads in TNT's Western drama pilot "Gateway."WME reps both Paquin and Gigandet, who're also repped by Brillstein Entertainment Partners and Luber Roklin Entertainment, correspondingly. Contact Shaun Sneider at shaun.sneider@variety.com