Olsen twins' sister to star in indie drama

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Thu Sep 2, 2010 11:05pm EDT

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Elizabeth Olsen, the younger sister of the Olsen twins, is set to star in the indie drama "Martha Marcy May Marlene."

She stars as a young woman who is living with her older sister after escaping a cult. Also among the cast are Hugh Dancy, Sarah Paulson and Brady Corbet. Sean Durkin wrote and will direct the BorderLine Films project.

Olsen, 21, recently wrapped shooting "Peace, Love & Misunderstanding," whose cast also includes Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Catherine Keener, Chase Crawford and Jane Fonda. As a tyke, she could be seen in a series of older sisters' Mary-Kate and Ashley's lucrative direct-to-DVD releases.

The casting development was first reported on the Wrap.

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