BREAKING MOVIE/TV NEWS

Friday, January 16, 2009

UFA Invades The "Fatherland"...

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"Fatherland" an adaptation of author Robert Harris’ novel about an alternative world where Germany wins World War II and Britain is governed from Berlin, leads a slate of greenlit film projects at UFA Cinema, the RTL Group-owned producer-distributor.

Director Roman "Repulsion" Polanski is also set to start filming another Harris book adaptation for UFA in the coming weeks, titled "The Ghost" starring Pierce Brosnan, shooting in the Berlin-Brandenburg region.

Premise of "The Ghost" focuses on former British Prime Minister 'Adam Lang' who is the process of turning his memoirs into a bestseller, until his 'ghostwriter' and long-time associate is found drowned...