"Private Practice" star Chris Lowell is in negotiations to join the cast of DreamWorks' "
The Help," based on Kathryn Stockett's novel.
The project begins shooting in the summer in Mississippi with Tate Taylor making his feature directorial debut. He also adapted the screenplay.
"Help" stars Emma Stone as Skeeter, an aspiring writer in 1960s Mississippi. Uncomfortable with the social norms around her, she sets out to write a book chronicling the way black maids are being treated by society.