Atom Egoyan Damien Echols Devil's Knot Jason Baldwin Jessie Misskelley Mara Leveritt Reese Witherspoon West Memphis Three

December 16th, 2011

Reese Witherspoon is set to star in Devil’s Knot, based on reporter Mara Leveritt‘s book about the case of the West Memphis Three.

The film, directed by Atom Egoyan, focuses on the sensationalized trials of Jessie Misskelley, Damien Echols and Jason Baldwin, who were convicted of brutally murdering three eight-year-old Boy Scouts in Arkansas in 1993.