Mischa Barton To Join Willis, Thornton In “The Sophomore”

First Published: June 14, 2007 8:44 PM EDT Credit: AP

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-- LOS ANGELES, Calif. (June 14, 2007) - Mischa Barton is joining the cast of “The Sophomore,” also starring Bruce Willis and Billy Bob Thornton, Access Hollywood has learned.

The film originally had the working title, “”Assassination of a High School President.”

Barton, best known for playing Marissa Cooper for three seasons on television’s “The O.C.,” has 5 films slated for 2007 (according to IMDB) – “Closing The Ring,” “Virgin Territory,” “Don’t Fade Away,” “St. Trinian’s,” and “Malice In Sunderland.”

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