Jordan to direct 'Our Lady of the Forest'

FilmFour will produce the picture, with acclaimed playwright Conor McPherson writing the screenplay.

Mar 31 2005

Neil Jordan is to direct a big-screen version of David Guterson's novel 'Our Lady of the Forest'.

The book tells the tale of a troubled 16-year-old runaway, Anne Holmes, who claims to have seen a vision of the Virgin Mary, and deals with Jordan's favoured themes of sin, religion and redemption.

Acclaimed playwright Conor McPherson (who also wrote crime drama 'I Went Down') is currently working on the script, while FilmFour will produce.

'I am an enormous fan of Neil Jordans and Conor McPhersons,' said FilmFour boss Tessa Ross. 'I've no doubt that these two will form a compelling team, and will bring David Guterson's compelling novel to life.'

Jordan himself has just finished work on 'Breakfast on Pluto', a comedy drama about a young Irish transvestite's efforts to survive in 1970s London. The film stars Cillian Murphy, Liam Neeson and Stephen Rea and will hit UK screens later in the year.