Jaime King to star opposite Bruce Willis in Out of Death in career boost after contentious split from Kyle Newman
She’s in the midst of a contentious split from husband Kyle Newman, the father of her two sons.
But while her personal life is in turmoil, Jaime King’s career has taken a leap.
On Wednesday, Deadline.com reported that the 41-year-old actress has been cast to star opposite Bruce Willis in the movie Out Of Death.
Big deal: On Wednesday, Deadline.com reported that Jaime King, pictured left in January, has been cast to star opposite Bruce Willis, pictured right in 2019, in the movie Out Of Death
It’s a major boost for King who most recently has been seen in the small screen shows Hart Of Dixie on The CW and Netflix’s Black Summer.
According to Deadline, Out Of Death centers on a woman, played by King, who, while out for a hike, witnesses four strangers commit a crime.
As she runs through woods in fear they will come after her, she encounters a retired forest ranger, played by Willis, and asks him for help.
The movie will be the first of three Willis has agreed in a deal with Emmett/Furla Films.
Principal photography will begin once Willis completes work on the drama Midnight In The Switchgrass which has begun shooting in Puerto Rico in March before being halted due to the coronavirus pandemic.
And before she can start filming with Willis, King is expected to complete production on the second season of Black Summer on which she also serves as a producer.
New role: Willis, 65, will play a forest ranger who comes to the aid of a hiker, played by King, who has witnessed four strangers commit a crime
Priority: Before she can start filming with Willis, King is expected to complete production on the second season of Netflix’s Black Summer on which she also serves as a producer
Popular: King is best known for her show Hart Of Dixie that aired on the CW from 2011 to 2015, Dye’s pictured with co-stars Brandi Burkhardt, left, and Kaitlyn Black, right
King and her now estranged husband Newman met in 2005 on the set of Fanboys that she was starring in and he was directing.
They married in November 2007 and went on to have two sons, James Knight, now six, and Leo Thames, now four.
On May 18, King filed for divorce claiming she has been the victim of verbal, emotional and physical abuse for years during her marriage. She also alleged that Newman has been keeping their sons from her.
Newman counter-filed alleging the actress is an addict with ‘chronic’ issues that affect her ability to be a parent and claimed she had used drugs while pregnant with their youngest son.
The two boys are currently living with their father in Pennsylvania pending a court hearing.
Divorce: King is in the midst of a contentious split from husband of 13 years Kyle Newman. She claims she suffered abuse throughout their marriage while he alleges she’s a ‘chronic’ addict