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Renée Zellweger to play Beatrix Potter
The 'Bridget Jones' star will play the children's author in a forthcoming period biopic.
Sep 29 2005
Renée Zellweger, currently riding high at the London box office in 'Cinderella Man', is to star in a biopic of legendary author Beartix Potter, for 'Babe' director Chris Noonan.
'Miss Potter' will explore the life and times of the writer of such children's classics as 'The Tale of Peter Rabbit' and 'The Tale of Mrs Tiggy-Winkle', and the film will mix live-action with several scenes of animation.
Following her struggle for independence in Victorian England, the film will also chart Potter's romance with publisher Norman Warne, a role that Ewan McGregor is reportedly in talks with the film's producers to play.
If he does accept, 'Miss Potter' will mark the first time McGregor has acted opposite Zellweger since they teamed up for 2003 romantic comedy 'Down with Love'.
Richard Maltby Jr, who directed the Broadway hit 'Fosse' and co-wrote the lyrics of 'Miss Saigon', is currently busy working on the script, with production set to start on location in the UK next March.
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- Mrs Anna Morrison said...
- Can anyone tell me when this film is on release as I am so looking forward to seeing it. Posted on Oct 04 2006 06:56
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- Anna Morrison said...
- My brother has a part in this film and he really enjoyed it. His name is Jan De Lukowicz Posted on Sep 03 2006 13:16
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- johnny guitar said...
- Additional scenes shot in Balloch Loch Lomond Scotland Lovely set. Posted on Aug 10 2006 17:34
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- Kathryn Speak said...
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"So I don't know how Kathryn Speak had cream cakes in it as it is PRIVATE?"
It isn't private, it's a small cafe. Except it closed for the week when they did the filming there. It'll be up and running as a cafe again now. The guy who owned it was keeping tight lipped, but he told us they had done loads of work to the place. They had even painted the front of the house the same colour as Beatrix Potters original house. If anybody wants any photos to have a nosy at just pop me an email.
(kathrynspeak@hotmail.com) Posted on Jul 16 2006 19:47 - Report as inappropriate
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- Penny Byrd said...
- I too agree that Miss Potter should be played by an english actress. But then Hollywood wants to draw in as much money as it can. I hope they don't take too much creative licence, Posted on Jun 12 2006 11:10
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- Jim Cowan said...
- saw filming in "the Butts" in Brentford, W.London Posted on May 18 2006 14:20
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- Jess said...
- They have been setting up at Nichol End Marina (at the house where the actual Mr MCgregors garden is) in Portinscale, Nr Keswick for about 2weeks. So I don't know how Kathryn Speak had cream cakes in it as it is PRIVATE? whith a public footpath running along beside it, you can spy through the fence at the Vegtable patch which still looks identical to the drawings in the book. Posted on May 02 2006 14:17
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- !!! said...
- Our school is in keswick and we saw them last night!!! Posted on May 02 2006 11:15
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- !!! said...
- They were filming in our school gym and i saw renee zelwegger! we couldnt go close though, she was very busy filming green-screen scenes!! o wel! im happy i saw her! Posted on May 02 2006 11:14
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- Gaz said...
- they are currently stayin in keswick just seen them tonite Posted on Apr 29 2006 19:30
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- CHRIS said...
- The crew & cast ,Miss Potter too, must like Thai food! They have been spotted in the Thai restaurant in Ambleside regularly. Posted on Apr 29 2006 12:12
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- Kathryn Speak said...
- Does anybody know who plays her husband. We saw him too quite a lot, just wondering if he was quite a new actor or somebody pretty famous. Posted on Apr 27 2006 20:15
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- Kathryn Speak said...
- I was up in the lake district for a holiday this week and bumped into miss potter! hehe. I also was sat in Mr McGregors garden having cream cakes when I realised all the flowers etc were all false. I realised why the day after when they started filming there. I managed to get a few good pics before being moved on for not being 'period' enough. Posted on Apr 27 2006 20:13
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- Matty said...
- I too also live in the lakes, I met that guy out of "sea of souls" the other day! Cant remember is name now... I do think though that Miss Potter should be played by an english actress! Posted on Apr 24 2006 14:46
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- Izzie said...
- I live in the lakes, and would like to know where to see them. Does anyone know the dates and places of where they will be filming? Posted on Apr 24 2006 13:53
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