It’s a case of Fiennes out, Malkovich in as the cast of academic scandal drama Disgrace changes.
Fiennes had been lined up to play a professor of romantic poetry who dives into a torrid affair with one of his students. He’s discovered (hence the title) and driven into exile. But the situation grows worse when the lovebirds come under attack. Now John Malkovich will be playing the part of the lusty yet tragic prof.
The film, which will be directed by Steve Jacobs, was adapted from JM Coetzee’s Booker Prize-snagging novel by Anna-Maria Monticelli. The production kicks off in the autumn.