Winslet’s Magic Spell

Kate Winslet is on the verge of pairing up once more with her Quills co-star Geoffrey Rush in a new movie. According to the Daily Mail, Winslet will play the wife of a French illusionist (played by Rush) in The Magician's Wife. The film, which is being directed by Francois Girard, tells the story of a couple sent on a quest to Africa by Napoleon. French troops in Algeria are trying to face down the possibility of a holy war, led by an Algerian saint who is said to 'possess miraculous powers. It's Rush's task to perform a series of tricks designed to fool the saint's supporters into believing France to be the superior force. Filming will take place in Paris and Morocco.