Game of Thrones actress Natalie Dormer has authorized a multiyear first-look offer that will certainly see Dormer exclusively co-develop a slate of dramatization collection with international manufacturing and distribution team Fremantle.
Dormer starred in Fremantle’s Australian duration miniseries Picnic at Hanging Rock, which headed out on Foxtel as well as Amazon.com. The starlet, Fremantle and also production team Mainstreet Photo are currently developing Vivling, a collection based upon the life of epic British actress Vivien Leigh. The collection will comply with the backward and forwards of Leigh’s extraordinary career: Birthed in British-ruled India, she took place to conquer Hollywood as Scarlett O’Hara in Opted For the Wind (1939) and also Blanche DuBois in the movie variation of A Streetcar Called Wish (1951 ).
Dormer also co-wrote the screenplay to Anthony Byrne’s feature In Darkness, in which she stars as a blind musician who comes to be the only witness to a murder.
“Natalie is a true ability both as a starlet as well as producer. Her excellent ambition and also taste for engaging enjoyable tasks is the best mix to contribute to the Fremantle family members,” said Fremantle EVP as well as creative supervisor for worldwide dramatization, Christian Vesper, in a. declaration. Dormer will next be seen contrary in Mel Gibson and also Sean Penn in Farhad Safinia’s The Teacher as well as The Psycho. Stewart Harcourt, that penned 2016’s Michael Gambon-starred Churchill’s Secret, has been tattooed in as a screenwriter. In addition to archival product and also the movies the star made, the job will, in addition, attract from Kendra Bean’s 2013 biography, Vivien Leigh: An Intimate Portrait.
It’s been an active year for Dormer, who starred as Sofia in emotional thriller In Darkness, which she co-wrote. Along with being just recently seen on the West End stage in Venus in Hair, she stars in Icon Productions’ adjustment of the Simon Winchester best-seller The Teacher as well as The Psycho, starring contrary Mel Gibson and Sean Penn
Dormer claimed, “I am definitely enjoyed be partnering with Fremantle. Their outstanding slate reflects a dedication to the finest quality narration and also the stamina of their online reputation globally. Dormer, who has actually starred in HBO’s fantasy struck Game of Thrones, will certainly additionally feature in Icon Productions’ upcoming adjustment of The Teacher and also The Psycho, starring contrary Mel Gibson as well as Sean Penn.
Christian Vesper, Fremantle’s exec VP and innovative supervisor for global drama, claimed: “Natalie is a true talent both as a starlet and producer. Her great ambition, as well as the taste for engaging enjoyable projects, is a perfect mix to include in the Fremantle family.