An Aussie match made in movie heaven – the well rested Jane Campion (The Piano, In the Cut) is looking to tap the hottest thesp property from Down Under (and no it isn’t Watts or Kidman). Abbie Cornish is in negotiations to topline Campion's next project.
Scripted by Campion, Bright Star is based on the three-year romance between 19th century poet John Keats and Fanny Brawne, which was cut short by Keats' untimely death at age 25. Cornish will portray Brawne. The period romance drama should go into production in the late summer or early fall start.
Cornish has been doings somersaults since well, Somersault. She has just completed Shekhar Kapur’s The Golden Age and is onboard Kimberly Peirce’s anti-war film Stop-Loss. Those lucky enough to attend Cannes will get to see Campion’s next piece – she is one among 35 in Chacun son cinema.
