Aimee Lou Wood to Star in 'Jane Eyre' Show
Aimee Lou Wood is taking on a classic!
The 32-year-old The White Lotus will lead a series adaptation of Charlotte Brontë’s 1847 novel, Jane Eyre.
Succession writer Miriam Battye is writing the script and a U.K. broadcaster is “in advanced talks” to board the project, per Variety.
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The story “follows the titular heroine as she grows into adulthood and falls for the brooding Mr. Rochester.”
Ruth Wilson starred in 2006′s TV adaptation, and it last hit theaters in 2011 with Mia Wasikowska and Michael Fassbender.
The U.K. production company putting the show together, Working Title, is also working on a film adaptation of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility with Daisy Edgar-Jones.
Stay tuned as we await further casting details and a release date.
Aimee will also be playing another big role in the upcoming The Beatles biopics!