EXCLUSIVE: Thora Birch is attached to star in Kindred Spirits, an indie thriller from genre director Lucky McKee. Macon Blair, Sasha Frolova, and Caitlin Stasey also co-star in the film, which will shoot in Austin, Texas. Birch, who just celebrated 25 years since the release of Disney’s Hocus Pocus, will play Chloe, a…

EXCLUSIVE: Gravitas Ventures has secured the North American distribution rights to The Competition, which will get a theatrical and VOD release January 26. The romantic comedy stars Thora Birch (American Beauty), Chris Klein (American Pie), Claire Coffee (Grimm) and David Blue (Ugly Betty). Directed by Harvey Lowry…

EXCLUSIVE: Award-winning actress Thora Birch has signed on to star in and produce the independent romantic comedy The Competition with Harvey Lowry set to direct. The project follows a successful blogger who develops a theory which encourages her female followers to break up with men after six months to avoid…

Thora Birch has joined Adrian Grenier and Mimi Rogers in the political thriller Public Affairs, about a young campaign aide who gets in over his head after he sleeps with the wife of a presidential candidate. The film is being directed by Sundance alum and DGA-Award winner Eric Bross (USA Network’s Traffic) and was…

Thora Birch and Johnny Knoxville are set to join Jack Huston and Emilia Clarke in Phillip Noyce's Above Suspicion, a thriller that has been adapted from the book by New York Times columnist Joe Sharkey. The film actually reunited Birch with Noyce as he directed her previously as a kid in Patriot Games and Clear and Pre…

Thora Birch (American Beauty) is set for a major recurring role in USA Network’s upcoming drama series Colony, set to premiere on January 14. From Lost executive producer Carlton Cuse and Ryan Condal, Colony is set in near-future Los Angeles, which exists in a state of occupation by a force of outside intruders. Some…