Sharleen Spiteri to star in new 'Local Hero'
The former Texas singer will star in Between Weathers, which is to be shot in the Shetland Islands.
The film shows a remote community in its battle to protect its island from a corporate giant that wants to exploit the area.
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Hide AdHit film Local Hero, made by Bill Forsyth in 1983, had a similar theme, with a US oil company trying to buy up a Scottish village.
Also starring in the new film will be Dawn Steele, who is known to TV viewers for her role in hit BBC drama Monarch of the Glen.
Film-makers have yet to cast the lead male roles for the movie, which will be made next summer.
Producer Jim Brown said yesterday: "We are delighted to have Sharleen and Dawn on board as the first raft of leading talent signed up."