Director Joe Wright will take on the story of a teenage killer with his next project according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film is entitled Hanna, and will be a bit of a stretch from Wright’s previous work Atonement and Pride and Prejudice. Hanna has been in development at Focus Features for the past two years with several directors showing interest.
We knew this would happen sooner or later. It looks like the remake of the 1964 George Cukor classic, My Fair Lady has gained momentum. Keira Knightley was rumored to star as the lead character in the new version of the film forever, and according to The Telegraph, she has officially won the role of Eliza Doolittle and beat out Scarlett Johannson to do it.
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 above video is a PSA for the UK charity Women’s Aid shot by Atonement director Joe Wright. The video stars Keira Knightley, and follows her as she wraps after a day on set. She arrives at her apartment to find blood, shattered glass and her estranged boyfriend waiting for her. From that point on she is viciously attacked while the camera pulls back from the scene and a tag line appears that reads, “Isn’t it time someone called cut?” I think the ad was done very well, but some people think it’s too graphic. Do you agree?
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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.
