Save the Date: 'Beautiful Creatures' hitting theaters Feb. 1, 2013

Warner Bros. announced Tuesday that Alcon Entertainment's adaptation of the supernatural thriller “Beautiful Creatures" will be released in theaters on Feb. 1, 2013.

The adaptation will arrive Feb. 1, 2013.

A coming of age story set in the South, “Beautiful Creatures” is about two star-crossed teenage lovers, Ethan, a local boy, and a mysterious new girl, Lena, who uncover dark secrets about their families, their history and their town.

Richard LaGravenese will direct from his own adaptation of Kami Carcia and Margaret Stohl's novel. Erwin Stoff (“The Matrix,” “I Am Legend”) will produce along with Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove (“The Blind Side, “The Book of Eli”), and Molly Smith (“Something Borrowed,” “P.S. I Love You”).

The cast includes Viola Davis ("The Help"), Emma Thompson ("Nanny McPhee"), Jack O’Connell ("This is England") and Alice Englert ("Singularity").

Filming on the adaptation is expected to begin in April in and around New Orleans.

O'Connell, Englert in talks for 'Beautiful Creatures'

Less than a week after Alcon Entertainment announced it was adapted the supernatural thriller “Beautiful Creatures" into a feature film, its potential stars are in final negotiations with the studio.

Jack O'Connell

Jack O’Connell ("This is England") and Alice Englert ("Singularity") are in talks to star in the film, which will follow the first novel in the series written by authors Kami Carcia and Margaret Stohl.

A coming of age story set in the South, “Beautiful Creatures” is about two star-crossed teenage lovers, Ethan, a local boy, and a mysterious new girl, Lena, who uncover dark secrets about their families, their history and their town.

Alice Englert

Richard LaGravenese will direct from his own adaptation of the novel. Erwin Stoff (“The Matrix,” “I Am Legend”) will produce along with Kosove and Johnson (“The Blind Side, “The Book of Eli”), and Molly Smith (“Something Borrowed,” “P.S. I Love You”).

Last week's announcement also stated that Academy Award-nominated actress Viola Davis ("The Help") is in talks to portray Amma, a seer who looks after Ethan and his father after Ethan’s mother’s death.

Filming on the adaptation is expected to begin in April in and around New Orleans.

Alcon Entertainment in talks to produce David Twohy's 'Leonardo Job'

"Pitch Black" director David Twohy is in talks to develop "The Leonardo Job" for Alcon Entertainment.

David Twohy

The deal comes together, Twohy will direct the project based on his own screenplay.

According to The Wrap, "The Leonardo Job" is "a heist movie about the theft of a 'lost' Leonardo da Vinci painting. The story is about two rival thieves who travel to Florence to find the painting. They use both high-tech methods and old fashioned tricks to prove the painting exists and find it. Ultimately, they have to work together when they learn that they're not the only ones looking for the painting."

In addition  to "Pitch Black," "The Chronicles of Riddick" and the forthcoming third film in the franchise, Twohy wrote the screenplays for "G.I. Jane," "A Perfect Getaway" and "Waterworld."