Sarah Polley, Canadian filmmaker, to adapt Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women for Sony
Sony's former co-chair Amy Pascal is reportedly on to produce
Toronto-born actress and director Sarah Polley is reportedly in talks with Sony to adapt Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women for the big screen.
The post civil-war drama follows the stories of four sisters—Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March—as they pass from childhood to adulthood.
Polley, 36, who shot to fame as a child star on the Canadian period drama Road to Avonlea, most recently won accolades for her 2012 documentary, the personal film Stories We Tell.
She also received an Oscar-nomination in 2008 for her adapted screenplay for Away From Her. The Alzheimer's drama was based on a short story by Canadian Nobel laureate Alice Munro.
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Little Women has already been made into a movie at least three times. A 1994 version starred Winona Ryder as the fiercely independent Jo — the same role played by screen legend Katharine Hepburn in a 1933 adaptation. A 1949 remake, featuring Janet Leigh and June Allyson, won an Oscar for best art direction and set design.
Sony's former co-chair Amy Pascal will produce the Little Women remake, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
She has recently started taking on a producer role at the studio, overseeing franchises like Ghostbusters and Spider-Man.