Salma Hayek to star in upcoming movie with John Travolta

March 8, 2005 -- The beautiful, Salma Hayek will star in the Millennium Films' drama along side John Travolta and James Gandolfini in the film 'Lonely Hearts'.

The film is based on the true story of Martha Beck (Hayek) and Raymond Fernandez, serial killers in the 1940s who found their victims through personal ads.

Travolta and Gandolfini will play the two detectives assigned to the case of the killers, who found their victims through lonely hearts columns in the 1940s.

Hayek just wrapped Banditas with Penelope Cruz for producer Luc Besson and Fox. She'll next be seen with Colin Farrell in the Robert Towne-directed Ask the Dust at Paramount Classics.

"Lonely Hearts," director Todd Robinson will be making his feature directorial debut. He recently wrote "The Last Full Measure" for New Line Cinema, which Shekhar Kapur will direct. He also wrote Ridley Scott's "White Squall" and directed the Emmy-winning doc "Amargosa" as well as "Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick."

Millennium Films will finance and serve as the world-wide distributor of the Picture.

Production will begin in April in Jacksonville and St. Augustine Florida and is scheduled for release in early 2006.