New Projects: ‘The Departed’ Screenwriter William Monahan Directing ‘Mojave,’ Catherine Hardwicke Making ‘Diamond’
Posted on Friday, March 23rd, 2012 by Russ Fischer

Catherine Hardwicke, who made the first Twilight film a few years back, and followed that with Red Riding Hood, is looking back towards the indie circuit. She’s about to make Plush, a thriller with Evan Rachel Wood, and as a potential follow-up she’s developing a gangster film set in ’60s London.
The new film is called Diamond, but it hasn’t been fully scripted yet; Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse are writing, and we probably won’t see cameras roll on this before 2013. Hardwicke began her career as a production designer, so I’d like to see how she approaches visualizing ’60s London for this one. [ScreenDaily]
After the break, The Departed screenwriter and London Boulevard director William Monahan sets up his next directing gig. Read More »

