Author Wendy Orr has said that she penned a first draft of her delightful 1999 kid’s adventure story, Nim’s Island when she was just nine years old, about the same age as Nim, her Robinson Crusoe-like heroine. With Nim’s Island arriving on the big screen later this month, the story grows even more magical. The movie, starring Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine) as the intrepid Nim, Jodie Foster as the agoraphobic adventure novelist Alex Rover, and 300 star Gerard Butler in a dual role, opens in theaters Friday, April 4.
                              
  

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Nim’s Island is a magical place where anything can happen. But when danger looms on the horizon, can a young girl and a reclusive writer band together and become the heroes they always wanted to be?
 
Abigail Breslin Courageous young Nim (Abigail Breslin, Little Miss Sunshine) fulfills her longing for friendship with animals, imaginary friends, and her favorite fictional hero, Alex Rover.
 
Jodie Foster World-famous adventure writer Alexandra Rover (Jodie Foster, Flightplan and The Brave One) is holed up in her big-city apartment until she starts an email friendship with Nim.
 
Gerard Butler Devoted scientist and inventor Jack Rusoe (Gerard Butler, P.S. I Love You and 300) lives with his young daughter Nim on a remote island, and is consumed by his research. Butler also portrays Alex Rover, a fictional adventurer and Alexandra Rover’s alter ego.

 

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