Hawke and career hotter than an iron Kristin Scott Thomas will take on the lead roles in a film that should signify the return of Pawel Pawlikowski (he has been dabbling on many projects that never came to fruition (see here). Shooting is set to start in April for The Woman in the Fifth.
As you may or may not recall, Ethan Hawke’s first novel(-la? Takes like one trip to the bathroom to read that thing) was in talks to become a silver screen adaptation since late 2003.
Major deals are being made in Berlin this weekend on titles that we might eventually see premiere in Cannes -- and I think the consensus on Pawel Pawlikowski's The Woman In the Fifth for a possible Croisette showing is -- the Brit filmmaker certainly fits the scene but this doesn't appear to be fit for this party, at least it doesn't come across as a Main Competition title. ATO Pictures are definitely not concerned with the quality of the picture - as they picked up theatrical distribution rights to the psychological thriller starring Ethan Hawke and Kristin Scott Thomas. We imagine that a pegged date will come after festival premiere has been realized.