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Polanski signs Pompeii deal
05.02.07 Philip Jones
Roman Polanski has signed a multimillion-pound deal to direct the movie adaptation of Robert Harris's best-selling novel Pompeii, reports the Independent. It is the biggest project yet for the Oscar-winning director, whose previous films include Rosemary's Baby, Chinatown and The Pianist. The film has a budget of $130m (£66m) and Harris is writing the script. Filming will begin in Italy this summer.
The film will be produced by Polanski and Robert Benmussa, of RP Productions, along with Alain Sarde - the same team that produced the Academy Award-winning The Pianist. "Pompeii will be very dependent on visual effects," Polanski said. "It's always a challenge to do something a little different, but that's what keeps me going."
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