Naomi Watts eyes 'Jody Williams'

Naomi Watts is in negotiations to topline "My Name Is Jody Williams," a Universal drama that Audrey Wells is attached to direct.

Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen are producing.

The screenplay by Wells tells the true story of Jody Williams, a strong-willed teacher working for a temporary employment agency who left her life in Washington to pursue an unlikely career in global activism. Almost a decade and a half later, Williams was honored with the Nobel Peace Prize for leading an international campaign to eradicate land mines.

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