Naomi Watts is set to team up with Ewan McGregor for new movie The Impossible - based on a true story which took place during the Asian tsunami disaster of 2004.
The film will mark the English-language directing debut of Spanish moviemaker Juan Antonio Bayona, best known for his creepy 2007 venture The Orphanage.
Watts and McGregor will begin filming the thriller in Alicante, Spain in August (10) before the production moves to Thailand in October (10).
The film is backed by movie bosses at Summit Entertainment, the production company behind the Twilight franchise, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
The Asian tsunami was triggered by a massive earthquake in the Indian Ocean in 2004 - hundreds of thousands of people were killed along the coast of countries including Thailand, Sri Lanka and India as the giant wave destroyed massive swathes of populated areas.
2010 is going to be a busy year for Watts with Mother and Child, Fair Game, and You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger all scheduled for release.
McGregor has already enjoyed box office success this year with The Ghost and Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang.
He is currently filming The Last Word and is lending his voice to animation movie Jackboots on Whitehall.
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