Saoirse Ronan has gotten a role at MacDonald project
Irish actress Saoirse Ronan will have to survive on the big screen again like in the thriller "Hannah". Director of "The Last King of Scotland" Kevin MacDonald confirmed her at the lead role in his new project "How I Live Now”.
The project is based the novel of Meg Rosoff.
15-year-old Daisy lives in New York, but every summer she goes to England to spend a vacation on a farm with her aunt in the company of her cousin Edmond. Daisy spends some idyllic weeks in Edmond, falls in love with him, but suddenly England has been attacked and began a long occupation. During this time, Daisy turns out narcissistic teenage girl in a bold, ready to defend her close people.
McDonald's last work in film was the documentary "Life in a day."
In one of interviews he told a bit about the upcoming project: "The story takes place not in the future. Rather, it is an alternate version of this. Heroes - teenagers. They have a first love, but suddenly starts World War III. They are trying to survive and be reunited. Who unleashes a war we did not know, because all events are shown through the eyes of teenagers. They live in their own secluded world that falls apart when the war begins. They need to somehow survive, but what going on is, they do not try to understand. "
Interestingly, the publication of Variety, announcing the appointment of Ronan in the film, points out that things are moving against the background of World War II. While it is difficult to say that this - the media error, or changes that have occurred with the project at design time.
Saoirse Ronan now acted in Neil Jordan's thriller "Byzantium." Director could not find funding for the project for a long time. Gemma Arterton and Saoirse Ronan play vampire, mother and daughter.
Miss Ronan next year will appear in the adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's "The Guest". And in summer she will appear in drama "Violet and Daisy".