Juno star Ellen Page has landed the lead role in a BBC adaptation of Charlotte
Bronte's classic novel Jane Eyre.
But the casting of the Oscar-nominated actress has reportedly angered a
number of U.K. film industry bosses who believe a British actress should have
been cast in Page's role.
A source tells British newspaper The Express, "No one is doubting Ellen
Page's acting abilities but why a BBC movie of Jane Eyre couldn't have a
British actress as the lead is pretty hard to stomach."
It's not the first time an American actress has attracted controversy by
playing beloved characters from classic English literature - last year (07)
Anne Hathaway caused controversy when she was cast in the role of author Jane
Austen in movie Becoming Jane. (CAM/WNTEX/JC)
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