WELCOME TO PEOPLE In Negotiations With Elizabeth Banks

Elizabeth Banks is in negotiations to star in WELCOME TO PEOPLE, the new drama from DreamWorks Studio.

People is written by Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, and Jody Lambert is the story of a businessman who returns home after his father’s death to discover that he has an alcoholic sister with a 12-year-old son.

If cast, Banks will play the sister. She is starring in The Next Three Days, which is set for release on November 19th, and is currently filming Man on a Ledge for Summit Entertainment. Banks can recently be seen in Role Models, W, and The Uninvited.

Welcome To People is also staring Chris Pine (Star Trek), and will be directed by Alex Kurtzman. DreamWorks is looking to begin shooting in early 2011.