Gillian Anderson comes aboard Lionsgate’s ‘White Bird’ adaptation

By PTI
LOS ANGELES: Actor Gillian Anderson shall be toplining Lionsgate’s upcoming drama “White Bird: A Wonder Story”.

Based on a graphic novel of the identical identify by RJ Palacio, the film will function a artistic companion to the studio’s 2017 hit “Wonder”, that includes Jacob Tremblay, Julia Roberts and Owen Wilson.

The story is a few younger Jewish woman hidden away by a boy and his household in Nazi-occupied France throughout World War II, reported Deadline.

Anderson, 52, will essay the position of Vivienne, the girl who alongside together with her household should make unimaginable decisions.

Filmmaker Marc Foster, identified for films reminiscent of “World War Z”, “Quantum of Solace”, “The Kite Runner” and “Stranger Than Fiction”, will direct from a screenplay by Mark Bomback.

The undertaking, which is able to start manufacturing within the Czech Republic later this month, shall be produced by Mandeville Films’ David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman alongside Palacio.

Anderson most just lately acquired Golden Globe and SAG nominations for her efficiency as former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in hit Netflix collection “The Crown”.