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Mandy Moore joins 'Darkest Minds' cast

American pop singer Mandy Moore

Mandy Moore has signed up to star in the upcoming Fox thriller "Darkest Minds."

The US actress will be joined by Amandla Stenberg in the screen adaptation of the novel trilogy of the same name by Alexandra Bracken, Variety reports. Moore will play the role of a doctor who wants to stop teenagers and children who develop special powers as a result of a pandemic from being imprisoned, while Stenberg will take on the part of one of those teenagers.

Jennifer Yuh Nelson is directing the movie, which was penned by Chad Hodge.