Usually a splashy biopic about a real-life famous person is the result of some serious studio financing, a Ray or an Aviator that pulls back the curtain on the old entertainment industry while using all the money of the new one. But Rachel Weisz is getting ready to suit up and play 1940s movie icon Hedy Lamarr, and it won't be on nearly the same budget as the MGM epics that Lamarr starred in.
According to THR, Weisz is preparing to star in Amy Redford's Face Value, an indie written by Jose Rivera and Gretchen Somerfeld that received a TFI Sloan Filmmaker grant from the Sundance Institute last fall. The film will focus on Lamarr's life outside the screen, including an entire second career as a scientist. Weisz, obviously, is a delight to watch in pretty much anything, and definitely has the charisma of her own to convincingly play a star. Plus, visits back to this particular in Hollywood are nearly always worth the trip. This sounds like something worth looking forward to.
