LOS ANGELES, May 6: Oscar-winning actress Anne Hathaway will produce the film adaptation of her 2015 play about a conflicted American Air Force pilot tasked with operating an unmanned drone.
The 33-year-old actress will also star in the film based on George Brant’s celebrated play “Grounded”.
She appeared in the off-Broadway production directed by Julie Taymor last year, reported Variety.
Hathaway is producing “Grounded” with Suzan Bymel and Ben Forkner of Entertainment 360, and Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, which is financing the movie.
George is adapting his script for the screen. Sidney Kimmel’s president of production Carla Hacken has previously worked with Hathaway in 20th Century Fox’s “The Devil Wears Prada”, “Bride Wars” and “Love and Other Drugs”.
The actress was so enthusiastic about the material that she locked up the film rights before her first performance at the Public Theater in New York.
“Grounded” tells the story of a conflicted American Air Force pilot tasked with operating an unmanned drone. Hathaway earned a nomination for a Critics Circle Award for her stage role. (PTI)
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