“Jane Eyre” Negotiations
Hello everyone,
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Jamie may in talks of joining the cast of Jane Eyre, which will star his “Defiance” co-star, Mia Wasikowska!
Jamie Bell, Judi Dench, Sally Hawkins and Imogen Poots are in negotiations to join the cast of “Jane Eyre,” an adaptation of the classic Charlotte Bronte novel.
Cary Fukunaga is directing for BBC Films and Focus Features, which is handling sales at EFM. Mia Wasikowska and Michael Fassbender are at the center of the Gothic tale, which follows young governess Jane Eyre (Wasikowska), who falls in love with her employer, Edward Rochester (Fassbender), but discovers he harbors a dark secret.
Bell will play St. John, a clergyman who turns out to be Eyre’s cousin. Dench will play Mrs. Fairfax, the housekeeper of Thornfield Manor, who disapproves of Eyre’s engagement with Rochester. Hawkins is Mrs. Reed, Eyre’s aunt, who adopts her but abuses and neglects her until death.