Greta Gerwig is rewriting Sarah Polley’s script for the upcoming adaptation of Little Women.
The most recent big-screen adaptation was in 1994 and starred Winona Ryder, Kirsten Dunst and Susan Sarandon.
Gerwig last starred in the romantic comedy Maggie’s Plan and will next appear in Pablo Larraín’s Jackie alongside Natalie Portman, and 20th Century Women with Annette Bening and Elle Fanning.
The Sony project, set up in 2013, will be the seventh version of Louisa May Alcott’s late-19th-century novel.