Say what you will about Richard Curtis, but the writer behind “Love Actually,” “Notting Hill” and “Bridget’s Jones Diary” knows his way around a rom-com and audiences have definitely agreed. So, it’s no surprise then that the gestating “Lost For Words” at one time attracted the interest of Tom Cruise and Hugh Grant for the lead role.
Well, they are no longer involved, but the project continues to move forward landing Tom Harper in the director’s chair (interestingly, Susanne Bier was once circling as well). While not yet a name on this side of the ocean, Harper has earned plaudits for his 2009 film “The Scouting Book For Boys” (which is still yet to find a release in the U.S.) and has co-directed with Shane Meadows on the highly anticipated “This Is England ’86,” hitting Brit television sets later this fall.
The story for the film sounds very typically Curtis-esque, as it “follows a movie star approached to star in a film by a Chinese director; after flirting with her translator, he falls for her director.” The film is apparently being re-tooled for a younger cast which sort of makes us less interested in this, but given the caliber of talent that has been attracted to his so far, we’re definitely curious.
