The Buccaneers Movie Updates

Tue., Oct. 9, 2012

from The Hollywood Reporter

Simon Curtis Tracks Down 'The Buccaneers'

Simon Curtis, who most recently directed My Week With Marilyn, is in talks to helm The Buccaneers, an adaptation of Edith Wharton’s high-society novel being produced by BBC Films and Ruby Films.

• added Ruby Films as a production company
• added BBC Films as a production company
• added drama as genre
• added Paul Trijbits as Producer to the credits
• added Alison Owen as Producer to the credits
• added Simon Curtis as Director (In Talks) to the credits
• added Heidi Thomas as Screenwriter to the credits
• changed the production status to Development
• changed the production status to Announced
• added a synopsis

• Set in the 1870s, five wealthy American girls are denied entry into New York Society because their parents' money is too new. At the suggestion of their clever governess, the girls sail to London, where they marry lords, earls, and dukes who find the... show all ir beauty charming—and their wealth extremely useful.

• created the movie profile