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Keri Russell in "August Rush"
POSTED ON 01/20/06 AT 10:00 A.M.
BY ETHAN AAMES

The Hollywood Reporter reports that Keri Russell is joining Jonathan Rhys Meyers in "August Rush," a drama being directed by Kristen Sheridan.

The story centers on "August Rush, a young musical prodigy performing on the streets of New York who uses his talent to seek his parents, from whom he was separated after he was born. Russell and Rhys Meyers play the parents, with Russell acting as a sheltered cellist. Freddy Highmore has already been cast as Rush and Robin Williams as his mentor."