Lily James to Lead Film Adaptation of THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY

According to Deadline, British actress Lily James (Disney's CINDERELLA) has nabbed the lead role in a big screen adaptation of the best-selling novel, The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society. Mike Newell is set to direct from a script penned by Don Roos and Tom Bezucha.

Based on the international bestseller of the same name by Annie Barros and Mary Ann Shaffer, the story takes place on Guernsey Island "in the aftermath of World War II and sees free-spirited journalist Juliet Ashton, played by James, form a life-changing bond with the delightful and eccentric Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, when she decides to write about the book club they formed during wartime."

Commented the film's producer Paula Mazur, "The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society has been a project of tremendous passion for us, and we are thrilled to be bringing it to screen with filmmaker Mike Newell attached and Lily James, our consummate 'Juliet'."

Ron Halpern, Studiocanal's EVP International Productions and Acquisitions added: "Studiocanal is thrilled to be partnering with Mazur/Kaplan and Blueprint Pictures to bring Annie Barrows and Mary Ann Schaffer's The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society to the big screen. We have always admired Mike Newell as a director and it would be an honor to finally work with him. Lily James is the perfect actress to bring this incredible character to life."

Published by Random House, the novel sold 7.5 million copies in 37 territories and was a New York Times bestseller. Production on the film is set to get underway in the UK in Spring 2017.

Image courtesy of Random House

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