Ellen Kuras To Direct Kate Winslet In Biopic About WWII Correspondent Lee Miller

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Ellen Kuras has signed on to direct Kate Winslet as Lee Miller, the Vogue cover model turned Second World War correspondent, in the biopicLee. Liz Hannah will pen the screenplay for the indie, which was previously in development at Entertainment One.

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Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorOscar nominated director of feature documentary The Betrayal, Ellen Kuras, will direct Oscar winner Kate Winslet as Vogue cover model turned war correspondent, Lee Miller. Golden Globe-nominated screenwriter Liz Hannah (The Post, Long Shot)is adapting the project from the Anthony Penrose (Lee’s son) book The Lives of Lee Miller and will executive produce.Penrose and the Miller estate have granted the production unprecedented access to The Lee Miller Archives, which include all of her photos and diaries.

Also Read: Toronto Film Festival Lineup Unveils 'Tighter' Selection of 50 Movies for 2020 FestTroy Lum and Andrew Mason of Hopscotch Features will produce along with Winslet. Hannah is executive producing.The screenplay is adapted from the book “The Lives of Lee Miller” by Anthony Penrose, Miller’s son.

Leo Barraclough Senior International CorrespondentEllen Kuras, whose credits include “Ozark” and “Catch 22,” has come on board to direct Kate Winslet as Vogue cover model turned war correspondent Lee Miller. Joining them is screenwriter Liz Hannah (“The Post,” “Long Shot”).“Lee” follows Lee Miller as she travels to the frontlines of World War II as a photojournalist and embarks on a mission to expose the hidden truths of the Third Reich.

Kate Winslet is certainly a force to be reckoned with in the world of acting, having won an Oscar, Emmy and a Grammy, as well picking up Golden Globes and BAFTAs.Although Kate stepped in front of the camera at the tender age of 15 in the British television series, Dark Season, her breakthrough role followed two years later in 1995 playing Marianne Dashwood in Sense and Sensibility, which saw her scoop up her first BAFTA Award. Two years later she secured one of the leading roles, in what has arguably been her biggest movie of all time, Titanic, alongside Leonardo DiCaprio.

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Andreas Wiseman International EditorThe Toronto Film Festival (September 10–19), North America’s largest festival, has unveiled its plan for this year’s edition. As anticipated, the fest is going to look very different due to the coronavirus, which is likely to account fo a 50% year-on-year downturn in revenue.Organizers say the 45th TIFF will be “tailored to fit the moment”, with a combination physical screenings and drive-ins, digital screenings, virtual red carpets, press conferences and industry talks.

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