Gigandet joins Paquin in 'Free Ride'

GigandetPaquin"Twilight" thesp Cam Gigandet is positioned to participate "True Blood stream" star Anna Paquin in Shana Sosin's indie drama "Free Ride."Pic marks the initial production for Paquin's production company SCAMP, whose other principals include Cerise Hallam Larkin, Mark Larkin and Paquin's husband and "True Blood stream" co-star Stephen Moyer.With various true story, "Free Ride" finds Paquin playing an roughed up single mother who moves to Florida along with her two kids to produce a existence for herself one of the colorful yet turbulent culture in the late seventies.Gigandet may have Paquin's love fascination with the film, which co-stars Drea P Matteo ("The Sopranos"), Liana Liberato ("Trust"), Ava Acres ("Five"), Rob Hephner (Starz's "Boss") and also the other "True Blood stream" thesp, Brit Morgan.Sosin ("Women! Women! Women!") is writing and pointing "Free Ride," that's being produced by Cerise Hallam Larkin, Susan Dynner and Paquin. Moyer will professional produce with Mark Larkin and production is skedded to start March. 24 in California, Fla.John Dreyfuss of Featured Artists Agency reps Sosin and was heavily associated with packaging the project.Paquin, who stars alongside Ryan Phillippe and Luke Wilson in Nu Image/Millennium Films dramedy "Straight A's," most recently starred in Kenneth Lonergan's "Margaret" and Wes Craven's "Scream 4."Gigandet is coming initially from off a trio of genre photos including "The Roommate," ""Priest" and Joel Schumacher's "Trespass." Thesp was recently cast one of the leads in TNT's Western drama pilot "Gateway."WME reps both Paquin and Gigandet, that are also repped by Brillstein Entertainment Partners and Luber Roklin Entertainment, correspondingly. Contact Rob Sneider at rob.sneider@variety.com