Looks like British film director Joe Wright (“Atonement,” “Pride & Prejudice,” “The Soloist”) will attack another British drama with Variety’s news that he’s attached to helm “Indian Summer.” The film is based on Alex von Tunzelmann’s book of the same name, which is a non-fiction work detailing the effects in India and Pakistan of the transfer of British power and their subsequent internal power struggles as new nations, with a biting focus on the main political players in all corners.
Should be a fairly complicated topic, but if Wright could make “Atonement” (and theoretically “The Soloist”) into watchable films from their complicated book origins into highly watchable movies then he’s likely to work great magic here as well. “Gladiator” scribe William Nicholson is penning the screenplay with no stars attached at this time. The good news is Keira Knightly seems to be booked up with no less than four movies set to open in 2010, including a “My Fair Lady” remake, so hopefully she won’t be joining the cast. Or maybe that’s just us.
