According to Deadline, Star Wars alum Daisy Ridley, Nina Hoss (Homeland, Phoenix) and Academy Award nominee Kristin Scott Thomas (The English Patient) have been tapped for the leading roles in Jane Anderson’s upcoming film adaptation of author Jessica Shattuck’s 2017 best-selling novel titled Women In The Castle.
Set during and after World War II, Women In The Castle follows the story of three German women, who are the widows of the conspirators involved in an assassination attempt on Hitler.
The project hails from the creative team behind the 2017 acclaimed drama film The Wife.
And in Kristin, Daisy, and Nina we have the cast to do exactly that.” producer Rosalie Swedlin said in a statement.