Rachel Weisz to Star in THE DEEP BLUE SEA Film?

Rachel Weisz is likely to star in a new film version of Terence Rattigan's THE DEEP BLUE SEA, the Daily Mail reports.  The play has been adapted for the screen by and will be directed by Terence Davies.

Weisz would play Hester Collyer, who leaves her judge husband to find "sexual satisfaction" with a former Royal Air Force pilot, the Daily Mail reports.  The new adaptation will attempt to explore the play's topics, including suicide, alcoholism, and sexuality, in greater detail than was permissible when the play debuted in 1952. 

The film will be produced by Sean O'Connor and Kate Ogburn.  Ogburn told the Daily Mail, "It's going to be very exciting to get a modern actress wrestling with a major, 20th-century role."

Weisz's acceptance of the part is dependent upon the arrangement of schedules.

Rachel Weisz won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in 'The Constant Gardener.'  Her other film credits include 'About a Boy,' 'Constantine,' 'Enemy at the Gates,' 'Sunshine,' and 'The Mummy.'  On stage, she has appeared in A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (for which she won an Olivier Award), SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER, THE SHAPE OF THINGS, and DESIGN FOR LIVING.

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