Kodi Smit-McPhee Escapes a Troubled Life in Trailer for 'All the Wilderness'

Kodi Smit-McPhee seems to bounce from one coming-of-age movie after another, he just has the perfect look for it, but he's getting some special attention for All the Wilderness. Debuting at SXSW last year, the directorial debut by Michael Johnson has McPhee as a troubled young man unable to cope with the loss of father. His mother (Virginia Madsen) can't figure out what's going on, and his shrink (Danny Devito) isn't helping much, but he finds a chance at a better life after encountering a group of isolated kids just like him.

With a release date pegged for February 20th, the first trailer for All the Wilderness has arrived. From a visual standpoint it looks incredible, almost like a music video, but it remains to be seen if there's more to set the film apart in a crowded genre. The film co-stars Isabelle Fuhrman and Evan Ross, both having spent time as part of The Hunger Games franchise.

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Hannah Ware Boards 'Agent 47'; Stephen King's 'Cell' Adds Isabelle Furhman

* The Hitman reboot Agent 47 keeps reloading with new stars, recently bringing on Zachary Quinto to join Rupert Friend (who replaced Paul Walker) in the video game adaptation. Now comes word that Hannah Ware, star of the ABC series Betrayal, has taken the female lead. The Hitman franchise has been huge in just about every respect, with the most recent game, Hitman:Absolution selling more than 10M copies. The 2007 film starred Timothy Olyphant and made nearly $100M. Agent 47 will be directed by Alexsander Bach.

* After spooking the crap out of audiences in Orphan, then holding her own in The Hunger Games, Isabelle Fuhrman will head back to horror territory in Cell. She'll play Alice, the female lead in the film based on Stephen King's story about a cell phone signal that turns ordinary people into flesh-eating zombie killers. Fuhrman joins John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson, with Tod Williams (Paranormal Activity 2) directing. [Deadline]

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Chloe Moretz out, Isabelle Fuhrman in for 'The Wilderness of James'

Late last month we learned that Chloe Moretz was circling a lead role in writer/director Michael Johnson's feature debut, the indie drama The Wilderness of James. At the time it seemed like she'd be able to fit it in before Kick-Ass 2 got underway, but that wasn't the case and Moretz has been forced to drop out. Fortunately, Isabelle Fuhrman was there to step up and take advantage of the situation.

Deadline reports that Fuhrman, best known for terrorizing Vera Farmiga in Orphan, will join Kodi Smit-McPhee in the coming-of-age story about a Portland boy dealing with the absence of his father. She'll take on the role of Val, with no additional details on the character revealed at this point. The whole production seems to be a little under wraps at this point, but that will likely change as production begins next month.

Fuhrman's had a pretty big year as she played one of the Career Tributes in The Hunger Games, and she just finished filming After Earth with Will Smith and M. Night Shymalan.

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Isabelle Fuhrman joins Will and Jaden Smith in 'After Earth'

Even though she's set to play Clove, one of the Tributes in Gary Ross's adaption of The Hunger Games, Isabelle Fuhrman is probably going to be remembered most for Orphan, in which she played a doll-like Russian who stalks her adopted family. She's fantastic in it, and the 14-year old's career appears to be on a serious upswing. And now it looks like she'll be jumping into the world of science fiction, as she's in talks to join the film once known as One Thousand A.E.

Now going by the title of After Earth, the film stars Will and Jaden Smith as a father and son who must fight for survival after their ship crashes on earth, one thousand years after humanity has abandoned it. The focus appears to be on Jaden's character, who  takes over when the father is critically injured. M. Night Shyamalan is directing, but fortunately he's nowhere near the script, with a rewrite recently provided by Stephen Gaghan(Traffic).

Zoe Kravitz and Sophie Okenedo co-star, with Fuhrman playing a friend of Jaden's character. After some delays, production should kick off in March for a June 7th 2013 release. [THR]

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