The great Roman Polanski has begun casting his next film, the political thriller The Ghost – an adaptation of a Robert Harris novel which has still yet to make it to paperback.
I’m interested in reading it but I’m such a tight git at the moment and besides, hardbacks or even over sized paperbacks as I recall this one being, aren’t as easy to carry around. So I haven’t parted with my cash for it yet, in other words.
According to MTV, Pierce Brosnan (as fictional leader Prime Minister Adam Lang) and Nicolas Cage (as his ghostwriter) will lead the film…
Inspired in part by Tony Blair, the novel picks up steam when the ghostwriter learns privileged details about a scandal which threatens to engulf the ex-Prime Minister. Soon, he finds himself in personal jeopardy, and must learn to balance his commitments to Lang with his own safety.
You may remember, the project came about in November when Polanski had failed to get the adaptation of the epic historical fiction novel Pompeii off the ground, which was also written by Harris. Polanski was then advised to read his latest book The Ghost, and he loved it.
Polanski had been searching for some time for a really good thriller and he soon put the wheels in motion for the adaptation which will shoot sometime in the fall.
Now… to find a cheap copy of that hardback somewhere. And yes, I have done well not to slag off Nicolas Cage in this post haven’t I?
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Concerning the choice of casting done by Mr Roman Polanski for his new feature film ” The Ghost ” is the MTV blog a reliable source ?