Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman are set to star in ‘The Roses’, a re-imagining of the 1989 satirical funny ‘The War of the Roses’.
‘Bombshell’ director Jay Roach has actually boarded the flick to take the helm for Searchlight Pictures, Deadline reports.
‘Poor Things’ scribe Tony McNamara (Poor Things) is adjusting the initial book by Warren Adler.
The summary checks out: “Life appears simple for picture-perfect couple Theo (Cumberbatch) and Ivy (Colman): effective professions, fantastic kids, an excellent sex life. Beneath the exterior of the ideal household is a tinderbox of competitors and animosities that’s fired up when Theo’s expert dreams come crashing down.”
The initial flick saw Danny DeVito direct a cast led by Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner.
Jonathan R. Adler and Michael Adler, from Adler Entertainment Trust, are the executive manufacturers.
Cumberbatch is producing under his SunnyMarch banner with Leah Clarke and Adam Ackland, who have actually been establishing the motion picture considering that 2017. Colman, Ed Sinclair and Tom Carver are likewise producing for South of the River along with Roach and Michelle Graham.
Searchlight president Matthew Greenfield commented: “The Roses is an extremely amusing, larger than life, and yet deeply human story.
“With Jay at the helm, and Benedict and Olivia and Tony, we have an all-star team bringing it to life.”
SunnyMarch’s Ackland stated: “We are enjoyed be dealing with this really unique movie with such an amazing group.
“We have actually been long admirers of Jay’s work and his vision and enthusiasm to inform this story is extremely motivating.”
Colman and Sinclair stated: “We have actually been preparing this up with our good friends at SunnyMarch for a long time, and it has actually been an outright excitement to see it spring into life under Jay’s enthusiastic and thoughtful assistance. He and Tony are a match made in cinematic funny paradise.”
Adler included: “Working with our partners at Searchlight Pictures in this re-imagining of the traditional film is a dream come to life. We are pleased to continue the tradition of our daddy’s dazzling work and present The War of the Roses to a brand-new generation.”