GEISHA adapter sets sights on Jane Austen
The Guardian reports that Robin Swicord, who adapted Memoirs of a Geisha for the big screen, has written several screenplays that she would like to direct, including one called THE JANE PRIZE.
Also on the books is The Jane Prize, which centres on a family of Jane Austen scholars in New England. That old Hollywood inertia means it may take a while before these projects come to fruition. An adapted screenplay Academy Award nomination, let alone a win, will most likely change all that.
We Googled the film title and found a few more articles in which Ms. Swicord talks about the project. About.com has an interview with Ms. Swicord; it seems like she is still working on the script.
Meanwhile I’m writing something to direct at Sony that’s called ‘The Jane Prize.’ That one’s about a family of Jane Austen scholars. It’s fun. It’s a romantic comedy and I really enjoyed getting to sit down and read all the novels again.
The Hollywood Reporter fills in a few more details:
I was working on another project called ‘The Jane Prize’ (a story about a family of Jane Austen scholars that will mark Swicord’s feature directing debut for Columbia and producers Dan Jinks & Bruce Cohen, the Oscar winning team that produced ‘American Beauty’).
It is entirely possible that this film will never happen, so do not get all worked up about it.
