Verfilming Annie's Box

Eerder schreef ik hier al over Annie's Box (in de Amerikaanse uitgave). Nu lees ik dat het verhaal wordt verfilmd. Ik was aan het rondsurfen op internet toen ik deze fraaie site over Darwin tegen kwam. Onder nieuws het volgende bericht:

Yet another Darwin movie is in the works.

Oscar-winning producer Jeremy Thomas, and writer John Collee ("Master and Commander") are working on a movie about Charles Darwin based on the book: "Annie's Box" written by Darwin's descendant Randal Keynes. The movie will focus on the relationship between Darwin and his wife and children, especially his first daughter Annie, who died in 1851 at age 10. Randal Keynes said: "I find it a very moving story. I'm so glad they are doing a film because I think it is important and helpful for people to understand Darwin the man and his feelings for his wife and his children. The film will focus on that and it will be good to see Darwin's life from that point of view." He added: "Darwin's experience with his daughter and her death, and his feelings afterwards influenced some of his most important ideas. I wrote the book to explain them to other people." Thomas expects to start shooting the movie next year on location at Down House. The movie is planned for release in 2009, the bicentennial of Darwin's birth.