Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones are in talks for The Aeronauts for Amazon Studios. The project will reunite the two actors following their success on The Theory Of Everything a couple of years back, a film which won Redmayne the Best Actor award and saw Jones nominated also.
Deadline reports the news of the new project.
The Aeronauts is a period action adventure based on true events about two 19th century hot air balloonists that would be directed and produced by Tom Harper (Peaky Blinders, War & Peace). Jones would play balloon pilot Amelia Wren and Redmayne would be scientist James Glaisher. In 1862, they embarked on an extraordinary journey to discover the secrets of the heavens. In the process, they fly higher in an open balloon than anyone ever has – either before or since. They make breathtaking discoveries, but as they ascend to the highest reaches of the atmosphere, they are forced into an epic fight for survival.
Shooting on the film will commence in the spring of 2018 with Todd Lieberman and David Hoberman (Wonder) producing from a screenplay by Jack Thorne (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child).
