Redford On Par For New Film

Last hitting the screens with The Horse Whisperer, Robert Redford is gearing up for his next picture, The Legend of Bagger Vance, in which he will direct, co-produce and star. With an attached tag of $70 million, the film follows the fable about a local golfer, a Great War hero Rannulph Junah (Redford), who gains the opportunity to compete against golf greats Walter Hagen and Bobby Jones in a 1931 tournament - during which Junah is given both spiritual and golf guidance by a mysterious black caddy, Bagger Vance - when racial discrimination is rife and golf is almost a religion. With Morgan Freeman pegged as the man for Vance's job, shooting is slated to begin September 8, with DreamWorks distributing.