Taylor Swift joins cast of The Giver

MUMBAI: The Lois Lowry novel adapted by The Weinstein Company and Walden Media has got Taylor Swift as part of its cast. The latest addition to the cast was Katie Holmes.

Swift will be playing Rosemary, the last teen mentored by ‘The Giver’ before he meets Jonas. The film is written by Michael Mitnick and is scheduled to start filming in South Africa this October.

Jeff Briedges is playing the title character while Meryl Streep is the clan leader. Brenton Thwaites, Katie Holmes, Alexander Skarsgard, Odeya Rush and Cameron Monaghan are also part of the cast.

The release date set for the movie is 15 August 2014.