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James Marsh's 'Shadow Dancer' Gets Guy Pearce & Rebecca Hall
by Ethan Anderton
November 8, 2010
Source: Variety
After winning the Academy Award for Best Documentary with the stellar Man on Wire, director James Marsh moved onto 1980, the second fact-based installment of The Red Riding Trilogy (now available on Netflix Instant). Now Variety reports the director is set to adapt Tom Bradby's novel Shadow Dancer, the story of a young woman who is a former IRA terrorist turned informer for Britain's MI5. Rebecca Hall (The Town) is in talks to take the lead role, and the watchful eyes at The Playlist noticed that Unanimous Pictures also has Guy Pearce listed on their own website as having some sort of role in the film as well.
In the film, the female informer's brothers are still both heavily involved with the IRA while her husband was killed by British security forces. But when she is arrested over an aborted bombing attempt in London, she is forced to reveal her past if she wishes to see her children again. Apparently the script, written by Bradby himself, recently appeared on the Brit List, the UK equivalent of Hollywood's Black List of the best unproduced screenplays in the film industry. Sounds like it could be an interesting thriller, but it's unclear how soon the film will start production. Interested?
7 Comments
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Jesus Christ...can somebody on this site put a little more effort in the pictures you add to the articles?! It's like you're getting out of your way to find the most unflattering pictures possible. Seriously. That aside, Guy Pearce is awesome and I am always interested in his new projects.
SuicidalOptimist on Nov 8, 2010
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awesome, im always on board for Guy Pearce
Jericho on Nov 8, 2010
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Guy Pearce is gettin' old...
LINKFX on Nov 8, 2010
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His face looks absolutely hideous in that picture.
Belloc on Nov 8, 2010
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i love movies on the subject of the IRA vs. the british. "michael collins" and "bloody sunday" are incredible movies. hopefully, this will be just as good.
beavis on Nov 8, 2010
6
Guy Pearce is so underrated.
Jesus on Nov 8, 2010
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i was just about to say that ^^^^, so true
Trademark on Nov 12, 2010
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