29 June 2013 7:39 AM, PDT | SneakPeek | See recent SneakPeek news »
Actress Elizabeth Banks ("The Hunger Games") has been cast in director Bill Pohlad’s Brian Wilson/Beach Boys' biopic, "Love & Mercy".
Banks will play 'Melinda Ledbetter', a former model who met Beach Boys leader, singer/musician Brian Wilson in the 1980's and became his wife.
The new movie will follow Wilson’s life as he struggles with mental illness and his relationship with Melinda.
Cast will also include Paul Dano and John Cusack to play Wilson at different stages of his life.
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