Brenda Blethyn and Mena Suvari will star opposite James Franco in the indie feature "Pony Ride" (aka "Sonny"), which will mark the feature directorial debut of Nicolas Cage, who is producing through his Saturn Films. Blethyn, repped by ICM, next stars in such features as Good Machine's "Lovely and Amazing," MGM/UA's "Pumpkin" and Miramax Films' "Plots With a View." Suvari, repped by the Gersh Agency and attorney Debbie Klein, next stars in Jonas Ackerlund's indie feature "Spun."

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