Set in the Sudan of 1898, Harry Faversham (Ledger, who is
currently in talks), a British officer, resigns his post right before a battle against rebels
(the battle of Omdurman), and his fiancée' and three friends give him four white feathers
as a symbol of what they perceive to be cowardcy. What they don't know is that he's going
undercover, and may have the chance to redeem himself in their eyes.
The Cast*
Heath Ledgerhas signed on!
other cast not announced yet
The Crew*
Shekhar Kapur the Director
Hossein Amini the Screenwriter
Producers not yet known
Miramax Films in the USA)/Paramount Pictures for International the Distributor
The Status*
Production is scheduled to start on this movie in Morocco sometime in the next few weeks
April or May, 2000.
Release Date*
TBA 2001, sometime in the Fall is likely
The Buzz*
The novel, The Four Feathers, by A.E.W. Mason. It's been adapted to film five times, the
most popular of which was the 1939 version directed by Zoltan Korda.
Korda directed another version in 1955, called Storm Over the Nile, which was also his last
movie. The most recent adaptation was a 1977 TV movie starring Beau Bridges.
Jude Law had been in talks to star, but he'll be filming Steven Spielberg's A.I. at about the
same time instead.
Director Shekhar Kapur's Elizabeth was one of the most exciting
discoveries for western audiences in 1998,
and the time since has seen Kapur's name attached to several
projects, including Long Walk to Freedom and Steinbeck's Point
of View (both projects are now stuck in limbo waiting for directors).
This new version of a classic 1939 war epic again turns Kapur's
cameras towards the British, but deals instead with the age of British
Imperialism (which is quite different from the time in which
Elizabeth was set, when England was weak and in jeopardy).
Though his feature film resume is brief, Heath Ledger has been a
much sought after actor in recent months, mentioned or rumored
for roles such as Peter Parker (Spider-Man) and the Vampire
Lestat (The Queen of the Damned). He can only do so many
movies in a year, but it appears Miramax is doing whatever needs to
be done to get him in the lead for the movie, following the quick
departure of Jude Law, who will instead be getting a dream role,
working on the Spielberg/Kubrick project, A.I.
With filming starting very soon, confirmation of Ledger's
participation (or the name of his replacement if the deal falls through
) should be coming soon, along with other cast, etc.
More Buzz*
Potential Heath Ledger To Star In Feathers ~ from Daily Radar April 17, 2000
Straight off his role opposite megastar Mel Gibson in the soon to be released flick The Patriot,Heath Ledger is in negotiations to star in a remake of the film Four Feathers. The 21-year-old's name has also been mentioned in the same breath with such stars as Jude Law, Nicholas Brendon and even Leonardo DiCaprio as being a potential Peter Parker in Sam Raimi's take on the Marvel superhero, Spider-Man. Besides the Spider-Man role, ,Ledger and Law have one more thing in common. Law was originally up for the lead role in Four Feathers, but contract negotiations broke down. Shekhar Kapur (Elizabeth) will be directing Four Feathers, the story of a British officer who is marked for his cowardice after resigning from his post just before a battle.
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The Plot*
