Benjamin Bratt hitches to 'Snitch'

"Private Practice" star Benjamin Bratt has signed onto join Dwayne Manley in Ric Roman Waugh's action thriller "Snitch." Pic, which started production now in Shreveport, La., can be a co-production between Exclusive Media Group, Participant Media and Imagenation Abu Dhabi which will be released inside the U.S. by Summit Entertainment. Inspired by true occasions, "Snitch" stars Manley just like a father expected to become an informant for your DEA to reduce his wrongly accused son's 10-year jail sentence. Bratt shows a substantial player inside the Mexican drug trade uncovered by protag's amateur undercover work, which will get worse the issue. Susan Sarandon co-stars alongside Craig Pepper, Jon Bernthal, Melina Kanakaredes, Michael K. Williams, Rafi Gavron and Nadine Velazquez. Manley will produce with Dany Garcia and David Fanning, additionally to Exclusive, that's co-financing with Participant and Imagenation Abu Dhabi. Waugh modified the script from a geniune script by Justin Haythe ("Revolutionary Road"), who'll professional produce with Becki Mix Trujillo, additionally to Exclusive and Participant Media. "Snitch," which shoots in Shreveport until Jan. 19, is presently slated for theatrical release inside the first quarter of 2013. Bratt is not any stranger to films in regards to the drug trade, getting carried out a drug kingpin in Steven Soderbergh's "Traffic." He's repped by WME and D/F Management. Contact Rob Sneider at rob.sneider@variety.com