'Mother and Child' gets new cast.

Exciting casting news this is indeed. And I am not just talking about the fact that Annette Bening and Naomi Watts will headline "Mother and Child," a multilayered drama from scripter and helmer Rodrigo Garcia who wrote 'Nine Lives' and a film that I really enjoyed called 'Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her'.

What I am excited about is the fact that in addition to this cast we also have Kerry Washington (pictured), who is one of the most beautiful and underrated of the actresses working today, and 'Half Nelson' break out star Shareeka Epps.

Through overlapping stories, the script follows a 50 year old woman who gave up her daughter 35 years ago and an African-American woman who is looking to adopt.

If you are thinking "Oh bloody heavens to Betsy! This sounds like another interweaving plot strand feel bad movie" you will be pleased/disheartened to know it is being executive produced by "Babel" and "21 Grams" helmer Alejandro Gonzales Inarritu.
Apprently the story is a highly emotional one. I am wondering who is playing who though. Obviously Bening will play the older woman, and Washington will play the African-American woman, but is Epps the long lost daughter? I do not think Watts can pass as 15.

Note: Bening and Watts replaced Robin Wright Penn and Brittany Robertson