HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Anna Friel has landed the female lead in the upcoming film “Land of the Lost.”
Friel, a 31-year-old native of the UK, will star opposite Will Ferrell in the adventure fantasy from Brad Silberling. In the film, the actress will play the love interest of Ferrell, a disgraced paleontologist who finds himself in a strange prehistoric world.
The screenplay by Chris Henchy and Dennis McNicholas is an adaptation of Sid and Marty Krofft’s 1970s live-action kids show.
Friel, who was nominated for a Golden Globe for her starring role on the ABC TV series “Pushing Daisies,” has two films scheduled for release later this year. She will appear on screen in “Goal! III” and “Bathory,” a film based on the legends surrounding the life and deeds of Countess Elizabeth Bathory, known as the greatest murderess in the history of mankind.
