By Karsten Kastelan
BERLIN (Hollywood Reporter) -
The Holocaust drama "The
Reader" has quietly resumed production in Berlin after shutting
down last year when Nicole Kidman was forced to drop out
because of her pregnancy.
Kate Winslet has stepped into her shoes, playing a
concentration camp guard. Also on board are Ralph Fiennes,
Bruno Ganz, David Kross and Alexandra Maria Lara.
The story is set in postwar Germany and centers on a teen
who begins a long, obsessive affair with Winslet's character.
He never learns much about her, and when she disappears one
day, he expects never to see her again. But to his horror, he
discovers that she is a defendant in a Nazi war crimes trial,
and it soon becomes clear that she is guilty of an unspeakable
crime.
The project marks a reunion between director Stephen Daldry
and screenwriter David Hare, who previously collaborated on the
Kidman vehicle "The Hours." It is based on the international
best-seller by German author Bernhard Schlink.
MGM and the Weinstein Co. are set to release the film in
the North America in December.
Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
No comments:
Post a Comment