Looks like Focus Features have stuck to Cary Fukunaga like glue. There have been tons of mentions for other projects since Sin Nombre was the talk of the town at Sundance, but his sophomore feature is looking stronger by the minute to be a gothic version of Jane Eyre (the script that was considered among one of the better ones in circulation). Mia Wasikowska and Michael Fassbender are in negotiations to topline the feature which would go into production next year. If they sign up, it’ll be a fun shoot with director and actors all hitting a “sweet spot” in their acting careers. Wasikowska’s last and current film is with Tim Burton and Gus Van Sant. Not too shabby.
Scripted by Moira Buffini (Tamara Drewe), this is an adaptation of Charlotte Bronte’s “Jane Eyre” which will play up the gothic elements of the classic 19th century story about a demure governess Jane (Wasikowska), who discovers her surly employer Rochester (Fassbender) is harboring a dark secret.
Since Hunger (look for the Criterion release next year), Fassbender has taken the film world by storm, playing a bit part in Tarantino’s Basterds and he had the chance to go into Andrea Arnold’s Fish Tank blindly – he took the part, with Arnold filming in shooting order and was kept in the dark as to the film’s narrative and character’s denouement.
