Winona Ryder to star in `Homefront`

Los Angeles: `Black Swan` star Winona Ryder is in negotiations to join Jason Statham and James Franco in action film `Homefront`. The movie has been scripted by action star Sylvester Stallone, who is also producing with Kevin King Templeton and Rene Besson, the Hollywood Reporter said. Based on a book by Chuck Logan, the story revolves around an ex-DEA agent (Statham) who moves to a small town in the hope of a quiet life but runs afoul of a villainous meth kingpin named Gator (Franco). Ryder will play a former biker chick partnered with Franco. The actress just completed work on thriller `The Iceman`. PTI