Baker, Johnson Take "Breath" with Winton
“The Mentalist” star Simon Baker and producer Mark Johnson have teamed up to acquire feature rights to the Tim Winton novel “Breath.” Baker and Johnson will produce together, and Baker plans to play one of the lead roles. They will set a director before setting up funding. Published in 2008, the novel is set in a small town in Western Australia, where two 16-year old boys take up surfing under the tutelage of an enigmatic surfer named Sando (Baker) and his mysterious wife. Spurred on by...