Reese Witherspoon to Star In & Produce Sci-Fi Movie 'Pyros'

Reese Witherspoon has an exciting new project in the works!

The 43-year-old actress is attached to star in the upcoming sci-film Pyros, written by Thomas Pierce, who is adapting his short story Tardy Man, which published last year in The New Yorker.

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The short story “deals with a group of augmented people who are fitted with indestructible fire suits that are fused to their spines. They work for a corporation that recovers objects for wealthy people when their houses are burning. It is strictly forbidden for them to veer from their salvage missions, even when other humans are in danger. The protagonist decides to make an exception to this rule and that is the jumping off point,” Deadline reports.

Reese will also be producing the film through her Hello Sunshine production company along with Simon Kinberg.

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Also pictured inside: Reese Witherspoon sporting a cool, summer outfit as she arrived at her office on Wednesday afternoon (July 31) in Santa Monica, Calif.