Working Title To Make Bridget Jones 3 and Indian Summer

Anet Hovhanesian — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:55:22 +0000

British Production Company Working Title is going to be busy in the near future. Rumor has it that the third installment of the hit series Bridget Jones starring the always talented Renee Zellweger has been confirmed and they will also be developing Joe Wright’s previously announced film, Indian Summer, starring Cate Blanchett.

Zellweger will have to gain weight again in order to reprise one of the most known roles in her career as Bridget Jones, the British Publishing exec with weight issues and trouble finding love. Her character is now in her 40′s and after her engagement to Mark in the second movie, Bridget is struggling to have a baby before her biological clock ticks out. This is likely based on the weekly columns author Helen Fielding wrote in 2005 for British newspaper the Independent.

The movie will probably not go into production until the end of next year. No writer or director has been confirmed as of yet, nor have they come up with a title. So how does the star of the movie feel about the excess pounds she will have to put on for the movie? According to Aceshowbiz.com she said:

“If it were to happen, then the least of my concerns would be putting the weight on again…I’ve said it before: I like it when I look a little more voluptuous.”

In Working Title’s next big film, Indian Summer, Blanchett will star as Lady Edwina Mountbatten. The film is based on the book of the same name by Alex von Tunzelmann, about the last days of Britain’s colonial rule of India in 1947. Working Title co-toppers Eric Fellner and Tim Bevan will produce this movie along with Hilary Bevan Jones. William Nicholson is writing the screenplay. Filming should begin next year.

Which movie are you more excited about? Who do you think is a better actress, Zellweger or Blanchett?

Joe Wright to Direct Indian Summer

Krystal Clark — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:00:29 +0000

In a non-surprising move Joe Wright, the man who brought you Pride and Prejudice and Atonement wants to direct another European piece. According to Variety, Wright has signed on to direct Indian Summer. The film will be based on the novel of the same name written by Alex von Tunzelmann. The story focuses on “the last days of Britain’s colonial rule in India and the symbolic end of Blighty’s status as a world superpower.” Sounds like a fitting project for Mr. Wright. Find out more on the adaptation after the jump.

The script for the film is being written by William Nicholson, the man who penned Gladiator and Elizabeth: The Golden Age. Indian Summer will be produced by Working Title, and Universal Pictures will distribute. Here is a brief description of the movie’s plot for those who aren’t familiar with the book.

Pic will follow the fateful events as Britain’s Lord Mountbatten, with glamorous wife Edwina in tow, is sent to oversee the handover of power in the summer of 1947 to Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s first prime minister.

According to FirstShowing, rumors had Oscar winner Cate Blanchett attached to star as Edwina, but with her recent casting in Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood it’s looking bleak. Sources are claiming that the director hasn’t found the female lead, but is actively looking.

Wright’s reasoning for making this film hits close to home for the London-born director as he stated , ”After making ‘The Soloist’ in L.A., I was looking for something that was primarily about the British experience.” I see he is sticking to the familiar. The Robert Downey, Jr. drama The Soloist made me think he was backing away from these types of films. I guess I was wrong for assuming.

Are you looking forward to another period piece from Joe Wright, or do you wish he would try something new?

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