PIE SOCIETY (In Pre-Production)

Kate Winslet

• PIE SOCIETY

 Since deciding not to return for superherosequel Thor 2 (Whipping away our tears),Kenneth Branagh has been mulling over at least two potential projects – noveladaptation The Guernsey Literary AndPotato Peel, Pie Society, and romantic drama Italian Shoes.

It lookslike he has made up his mind, as we chose Pie Society and he managed to persuadeKate Winslet to join him.

Adapted by The Opposite Of Sex writer/directorDon Roos from Annie Barrows and Mary Ann Shaffer’s book, the film will findWinslet as writer Juliet Ashton, who penned magazine columns during World WarII. In the aftermath of the conflict, she’s contacted by Channel IslanderDawsey Adams, who tells her the intriguing tale of the book society formed tohelp undercut the Nazi presence on Guernsey. Ashton decides to investigate, andromance blossoms…

Branagh isin pre-production now and aims to kick off shooting in March.

Winslet, whowas last seen in Steven Soderbergh’s Contagionand will next hit the screen in Roman Polanski’s Carnage (due February 3), is also going to be doing the rounds topromote the 3D re-release of Titanic,which releases later this year.