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Olivia Wilde plans to direct movie about Haitian Baseball Team, Wild Thing (Charlie Sheen video)

Olivia Wilde out and about in Beverly Hills, on 28th April 2011

"Actress Olivia Wilde is planning to turn director after signing on to make a movie about a Haitian children's baseball team. The "Tron Legacy" star was among the first celebrity aid volunteers to travel to the Caribbean nation in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake, which left Haiti devastated, and she admits the journey was an "amazing" experience.
Now, she's heading back to make a film about a group of young survivors. She tells America's Glamour magazine, "I'm going to Haiti to work on a documentary about a Little League team."
Olivia Wilde at LAX Airport, Los Angeles, CA May 3, 2011

The actress is hoping to turn the trip into an extended vacation, although she's hesitant to leave so soon after purchasing her first home following her marriage split. She says, "I'm thinking about traveling, but I should stay in one place. I just bought a house (in Los Angeles)". Source: www.aceshowbiz.com

Honoree Sean Penn arrives at the HELP HAITI benefiting The Ben Stiller Foundation and The J/P Haitian Relief Organization at the Urban Zen Center on February 11, 2011 in NY

Sean Penn told US magazine that Charlie Sheen would be welcome to join him in his ongoing efforts to help Haiti recover from the January 2010 earthquake.
Sean Penn and Charlie Sheen in the episode "Back Off Mary Poppins" from "Two and a Half Men" TV series

"I think his energies, intelligence and passion could be both of service and servicing to him, as it is to all who are touched by the struggle of the Haitian people", Sean Penn said in a statement Friday. "Charlie is one of the very few public people who cannot be accused of using the media to his own benefit. I would very much like to show my old friend the world of needs on the ground in Haiti, and introduce him and his tremendous wit to our hard working Haitian staff."
Source: www.foxnews.com


Charlie Sheen ("Wild Thing") video: featuring stills of "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" (1986) and scenes from "Major League" (1989) and "Major League II" (1994), starring Charlie Sheen (as Rick 'Wild Thing' Vaughn), Corbin Bernsen, James Gammon, Michelle Burke, etc. Songs "Wild Thing" by The Troggs and "Wild Thing" by The Wild Ones.