Deadline reports that two-time Oscar winner Jodie Foster (The Silence of the Lambs) has signed on to direct and star in an English adaptation of the Icelandic film Woman at War.
It is an honor to take the reins from the talented director Benedikt Erlingsson and his producing partner Marianne Slot.”
The feature is the country’s entry for Best Foreign Film at The Academy Awards.
The character of Halla is a warrior for the planet, a strong woman who risks it all to do the right thing.