Colin Firth already has the benefit of a compelling story for his next film, The Railway Man, and now he’s getting some superb acting support in the shape of Rachel Weisz.
Jonathan Teplitzky is directing the real-life tale of World War II veteran Eric Lomax. Frank Cottrell Boyce and Andy Paterson have adapted Lomax’s eponymous autobiography, which charts his capture and torture by the Japanese army and his forced work on the notorious “death railway” in what was once known as Burma.
War Horse’s Jeremy Irvine has been cast as the younger Lomax, and Weisz will play the older version’s wife, Patti. While earlier reports had Lomax going after his captors in order to get some vengeful closure, Variety now more accurately reports that he actually makes peace with his former torturers with the support of his wife.
Teplitzky will kick off shooting this coming February in Australia. Weisz was last seen in Dream House (though she probably wants to forget that) and will next be seen in Terrence Malick’s latest, still-untitled project and The Bourne Legacy. She’s also been busy working on Oz, The Great And Powerful.