Felicity Jones to Star in Classic Ballerina Tale SWAN LAKE for Universal

Deadline reports that Felicity Jones will star in the classic ballerina tale SWAN LAKE for Universal Pictures. Luca Guadagnino will reportedly direct.

Written by Tchaikovsky in the mid-1870's, the famous ballet was first performed by Russia's Bolshoi Ballet in 1877. The ballet was featured in several scenes of the Oscar-nominated 2010 film BLACK SWAN. Star Natalie Portman received the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in the film.

Felicity Jones has appeared in numerous films, including Northanger Abbey (2007), Brideshead Revisited (2008), Chéri (2009), and The Tempest (2010). Her performance in the 2011 film Like Crazy was met with critical acclaim, garnering her numerous awards, including a special jury prize at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. In 2014, her performance as Jane Hawking in The Theory of Everything also met with critical acclaim, garnering her nominations for the Golden Globe, SAG, BAFTA and Academy Award for Best Actress. In 2016, Jones starred in the adventure-thriller Inferno, the fantasy drama A Monster Calls and the Star Wars anthology film Rogue One as Jyn Erso. In 2016, she received the BAFTA Britannia Award for British Artist of the Year.

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