Working Title Films has posted this interesting news on their
website (see article in their main page) that they are
currently developing with
Joe Wright (photo by Working Title) a
live-action feature film of
Hans Christian Anderson's timeless and beloved fairytale '
The Little Mermaid.'
This adaptation, written by Abi Morgan (Brick Lane, The Iron Lady), will tell the story of the young mermaid who is willing to give up her life in the sea and her identity as a mermaid to gain a human soul and the love of a human prince. The story which has captured the imagination of adults and children since it was first published in 1837, will be the first live-action feature film version to be made in the English language.
The project will bring Joe Wright back into the Working Title fold having directed his first three films 'Pride & Prejudice', 'Atonement' and 'The Soloist' with the company.
What do you think? I think this will be an interesting film to see... Can't wait for the casting news for this one! I'm going to follow this and keep you all updated as I love the Disney classic animated film of the same name and
JW's a great director with an impressive list of
films he directed (
4 of them thus far) such as
Pride & Prejudice,
Atonement,
The Soloist, next year's teen assassin thriller
Hanna (
in theaters April 8, 2011), the upcoming historical drama
Indian Summer with
Cate Blanchett, and now
The Little Mermaid. That's pretty diverse, don't you think? I like
JW and I trust he'll do a great job with this film like he did with
P&P and
Atonement. Looking forward to
Hanna next year!
