THE HUMAN STAIN Writer to Adapt THE CRIMSON PETAL...
October 16th, 2003
Columbia Pictures has tapped The Human Stain writer Nicholas Meyer to pen the big-screen adaptation of Michel Faber's novel The Crimson Petal and the White. Curtis Hanson will direct with Laura Ziskin producing. The pic is being developed as a possible starring vehicle for Kirsten Dunst.
Set in London during the 1860s, the story centers on a 19-year-old prostitute named Sugar. Her yearning for a better life begins to become a reality when she finds herself the secret mistress of a member of a powerful London family.
(Source: Hollywood Reporter)
Set in London during the 1860s, the story centers on a 19-year-old prostitute named Sugar. Her yearning for a better life begins to become a reality when she finds herself the secret mistress of a member of a powerful London family.
(Source: Hollywood Reporter)
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