Article: Soldier pic on the march.(Brief article)

Ryan Gosling is following up his Oscar acting nom for "Half Nelson" with a passion project: directing a feature about child soldiers in Africa.

Tentatively titled "The Lord's Resistance Army," pic will star non-pros and child soldiers, whom Gosling has helped find in East Africa.

Thesp, who is penning the script, has raised nearly all the necessary financing for the project.

Gosling has been barraged with offers for studio pics since his perf in "Half Nelson" began gaining traction. He's set to star opposite Anthony Hopkins in New Line thriller "Fracture" and with ...

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