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The actress and her representatives at Creative Artists
Agency spent two years optioning rights to the coveted project
from French producers StudioCanal, and closed the deal Friday. The 1950s-era drama centers on young book editor Esther
Greenwood (Stiles), who grows troubled by the social trappings
of her time and slowly descends into mental illness. Principal photography is tentatively expected to begin in
early 2008. Also producing are indie firms Plum Pictures and
Killer Films. A 1979 version starred Marilyn Hassett. Since then, rights
to the only novel by the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet (published
around the time of her suicide in 1963) have been held by
several parties.
Gwyneth Paltrow starred in a 2003 biopic of
Plath's life, "Sylvia." Stiles wrote and directed the dramatic short film "Raving,"
produced by Plum and financed by Elle magazine based on an
article in the publication. The film, starring
Zooey Deschanel
and
Bill Irwin, will premiere this weekend at the Tribeca Film
Festival and May 8 on the Sundance Channel. She was most
recently in theaters with the 2006 remake of "The Omen." Reuters/Hollywood Reporter |
