Elizabeth Banks is aiming for high-budget fiction
As reported by The Hollywood Reporter , Elizabeth Banks has found a new directorial project for herself - the actress is in talks to lead the filming of the film adaptation of the youthful novel The Scarlet Queen >"* ( Red Queen ).The source claims that the film will be a mix of blockbusters such as The Hunger Games and X-Men, as well as the Cinderella fairy tales. A film adaptation with a large budget and large-scale special effects could be the next step in the director's career of Banks . Jake Weiner, Chris Bender, JC Spink and Puyu Shahbazian are responsible for the production of the project, while Jennifer Hutchinson has adapted the plot of the book by Victoria Eyvyard. The novel is set in a world where the population is divided into groups depending on the color of blood - scarlet for ordinary people, silver for the elite with supernatural powers. One day a street girl rescues her best friend, and for this she is given the opportunity to meet with the royal couple. When a girl, in the presence of everyone, shows abilities that a person with scarlet blood simply cannot have, the king comes up with a legend for the heroine, which will allow her to be kept under control. Now the former street girl becomes a princess who has lost her parents, and one of the royal sons is being wooed into her husbands ... But soon the main character realizes that she will have to make a difficult choice - either to be part of the elite, or to continue to remain on the side of the scarlet, preparing to riot.  Elizabeth Banks made her directorial debut with the sequel to Pitch Perfect, in which she also co-starred and acted as a producer. To date, the film has grossed more than $ 250 million worldwide. * -preliminary translation. The Topic of Article: Elizabeth Banks is aiming for high-budget fiction. |
