Rachel Weisz (Denial) will star in and produce the film adaptation of Naomi Alderman's novel Disobedience, Variety reported. Sebastian Lelio is directing the film, based on a script he co-wrote with Rebecca Lenkiewicz.
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Stanley Tucci and Fionn Whitehead have been cast alongside Emma Thompson in The Children Act, based on Ian McEwan's novel, Deadline reported. Richard Eyre (Notes on a Scandal) will direct the project, with filming is set to begin in London this month.