'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' star Sarah Michelle Gellar is in final negotiations to star in the film version of Paulo Coelho's bestselling book 'Veronika Decides to Die'.
Variety reports that Kate Bosworth was previously attached to the project.
The film tells the story of a young woman suffering from severe depression who rediscovers the joy in life when she finds out that she only has days to live following a suicide attempt.
Gellar's next film will be the romantic thriller 'Possession'.
