Scott Kosar will make his directorial debut on "
The Family," an indie drama focusing on the wayward teens who became the Manson Family.
Ryan Kwanten ("True Blood") will play Charles Manson, who was found guilty of conspiracy to commit the Tate/LaBianca murders in 1969. Nicholas Simon ("City of Ghosts") will produce with The Gotham Group. Production's expected to be in Los Angeles next summer.