Sam Mendes inline to direct Chesil Beach
Prolific director Sam Mendes is set to follow up 'Revolutionary Road' and 'Away We Go' (his ‘marriages under a magnifying glass’ double bill) with Chesil Beach, this comes as Bond 23 is still in production limbo but a welcomed return to more familiar ground.
Ian McEwan’s novel chronicles the issues of a newly married couple in the 1960s as they figure out their fears, fumbles and fights when it comes to consummation. McEwan is adapting the book for the screen and Carey Mulligan is apparently already in talks with Mendes about the plum female lead role.
And then there’s Charlie, which doesn’t feature much about virginal panic (unless there's a subtext Roald Dahl didn't tell anyone about), but is much more focused on spoilt children and an amazing sweet factory. Warner Bros. theatrical department has apparently being trying to get Dahl’s book on to the stage as a musical for years, and went so far as to greenlight the 2005 Tim Burton movie in order to get Dahl’s family to agree to the show.
His name has been floated for Wizard Of Oz prequel The Great And Powerful Oz, which has Robert Downey circling the wizard role.
Carey Mulligan on the other hand, can next be seen with boyfriend Shia Labeouf in 'Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps' with Michael Douglas returning as Gordon Gekko,