Basinger heads to 'The Burning Plain'

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Hollywood actress Kim Basinger is set to star alongside fellow Oscar-winner Charlize Theron in the big-screen drama "The Burning Plain."

The film marks Guillermo Arriaga's directorial debut, Variety.com reported Thursday.

Arriaga previously wrote the acclaimed, multi-narrative drama, "Babel." He also wrote the script for "The Burning Plain," a film that weaves together two story lines taking place in the past and present.

In the new film, Basinger will play the mother of Charlize Theron's character as seen in childhood.

Theron will play a woman who attempts to find common ground with her parents after a stormy childhood. The two narratives eventually converge, the trade paper said.

The movie is to begin shooting next month in New Mexico.

Basinger was last seen in the 2006 film "The Sentinel." She will shoot "The Informers" opposite Billy Bob Thornton later this month and will next be seen in the independent thriller, "While She Was Out."