NeveCampbell is in final negotiations to star opposite Jimi Mistry and KristinKreuk in the India-set epic romance Partition, which is being co-produced byLos-Angeles based Myriad Pictures and Canada's Sepia Films.

Campbell, whose credits include the Scream franchise, Wild Things and BlindHorizon, will play the passionate but lonely Margaret Stilwell, who helps aBritish Army soldier and the 17-year-old love of his life during the reign ofthe British Empire.

Myriad Pictures is handling international sales in all territories excludingCanada, which is being handled by Seville Pictures. Filming is due to begin inMay in India, London and South Africa.

Kashmiri-born Canadian Director Vic Sarin is directing the project, andco-wrote the screenplay with Patricia Finn.

Sepia Film's Tina Pehme and Kim Roberts are serving as producers, withChristopher Zimmer of imX Communications serving as executive producer.

Myriad and imX most recently collaborated on supernatural thriller The RiverKing starring Edward Burns.

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