DreamWorks Studios is courting Emma Stone to play one of the lead roles in the bigscreen adaptation of Kathryn Stockett's best-selling tome "
The Help."
Set in Jackson, Mississippi in the early 1960s, "
The Help" explores how the unspoken code of behavior governing Southern households is shattered when an aspiring writer interviews a maid, who speaks candidly about her experiences. The interview sets off shock waves that reverberate across the entire community.