Robin Williams Signs on for Marriage Drama "Boulevard"

By Liza Foreman

Robin Williams is set to star in Dito Montiel’s (“A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints”) “Boulevard,” the producers announced on Wednesday.

Camellia Entertainment is in pre-production on the feature film, which is an intimate drama about marriage and lies. Williams will play Nolan Mack, a devoted husband in a marriage of convenience until a run-in with a guarded young man forces Nolan to come to terms with his own secrets.

Up-and-coming actor Roberto Aguire will play Leo, the young man. The screenplay was written by Douglas Soesbe. Camellia Entertainment's Monica Aguirre Diez Barroso and Mia Chang produce alongside the team of Jeffrey Gelber and Evil Media Empire's Ryan Belenzon.  Barrett J. Klausman executive produce.

Williams recently wrapped Lee Daniels' “The Butler” and Phil Alden Robinson's “The Angriest Man in Brooklyn.”  He is repped by WME and MBST Entertainment. Dito Montiel recently wrapped the upcoming Liam Hemsworth and Dwayne Johnson starrer “Empire State.”  He is repped by WME and Underground. Roberto Aguire makes his big screen debut in the upcoming Chris Colfer feature “Struck By Lightning,” opening Friday in theaters. He is repped by Luber Roklin Entertainment and SDB Partners.  Production is slated for May 2013 in Nashville