Holliday Grainger cast in Great Expectations

Additional casting news for one of the upcoming productions of Great Expectations with the announcement that Holliday Grainger (Jane Eyre, The Borgias) will be taking on the role of Estella opposite Jeremy Irvine (War Horse) as Pip.

Feature film to be directed by Mike Newell, screenplay by David Nicholls
Cast previously announced but not yet confirmed: Ralph Fiennes (Magwitch) and Helena Bonham Carter (Miss Havisham)

Source: Screen Terrier

War Horse (2011) - first look

War Horse is set for release Dec 28, 2011 with anticipation for Oscar season...

Dreamworks synopsis:

From director Steven Spielberg comes “War Horse,” an epic adventure for audiences of all ages. Set against a sweeping canvas of rural England and Europe during the First World War, “War Horse” begins with the remarkable friendship between a horse named Joey and a young man called Albert, who tames and trains him. When they are forcefully parted, the film follows the extraordinary journey of the horse as he moves through the war, changing and inspiring the lives of all those he meets—British cavalry, German soldiers, and a French farmer and his granddaughter—before the story reaches its emotional climax in the heart of No Man’s Land. The First World War is experienced through the journey of this horse—an odyssey of joy and sorrow, passionate friendship and high adventure. “War Horse” is one of the great stories of friendship and war—a successful book, it was turned into a hugely successful international theatrical hit that is arriving on Broadway next year. It now comes to screen in an epic adaptation by one of the great directors in film history.

Based on book written by Michael Morpurgo

Benedict Cumberbatch. Patrick Kennedy, Tom Hiddleston

Jeremy Irvine, Emily Watson

Source: Cinema Blend, Wikipedia, The Film Stage

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