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Sci-Fi Film “Cloud One” Finds Lead in Rachel Weisz
The film is being described as a grounded sci-fi movie, but the rest of the plot and character details are being kept under wraps.
The Oscar-winning actor has been making lower-profile indies the past few years, but shouldn’t she be looking at making something that will remind the general populace what a great actor she is? Or at least movies that might get seen?
A young Englishman plots revenge against his mysterious, beautiful cousin, believing that she murdered his guardian. But his feelings become complicated as he finds himself falling under the beguiling spell of her charms.
Period biography The Secret Life of Dr. James Miranda Barry has been acquired by Maven Pictures with Rachel Weisz attached to star. The project reunites Maven and Weisz who previously worked together on The Whistleblower.
Set in the 1800s, a woman disguised herself as a man to fulfill her dream.
The upcoming lesbian romantic drama Disobedience is in talks to add Canadian actor Rachel McAdams in a co-starring role with Rachel Weisz. The film is an adaptation of the Naomi Alderman novel of the same name.
The film will mark Rachel Weisz’s first run as a producer. Element Films’ Ed Guiney will also produce alongside Frida Torresblanco of Braven Films and Film 4. Sebastian Lelio is set to direct the script adapted by him and Rebecca Lenkiewicz.
This shape-shifting tale of the perils and pleasures of self-reinvention begins at a dinner party, when Tom’s co-worker arrives with an intriguing date named Alice. Tom is convinced he knows her, but she refuses to acknowledge their history. And when Alice makes a hasty exit, Tom sets off after her. 
The Lobster star Rachel Weisz has joined the upcoming English biopic, The Last Romantics, as the lead character, Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
