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It's an indie feature inspired by 'Pierre et Jean'
written by French novelist Guy de Maupassant.
'Legacy' is plotted around a rift that develops between
two brothers after one receives an inheritance and
the other does not. Campbell portrays a young American
widow who is travelling in England and is taken in
by the boys' family.
Both brothers fall in love with her. Sacha Grunpeter,
who co-wrote the script with Ireland, will also take
on a role in the film.
The U.K./Canadian co-production, budgeted at about
$10 million, is scheduled to begin production June
1 in the United Kingdom.
Candian born Campbell has a Scottish dad and will
segue into the project after she wraps shooting the
U.K.-based comedy feature 'Churchill: The Hollywood
Years'. This production co-stars Christian Slater.
In fact, after a quiet time since the Scream franchise
ended, she has several films due out in the coming
year, including Robert Altman 's 'The Company' and
'Blind Horizon'.
Ireland previously directed such features as 'The
Whole Wide World' and 'The Velocity of Gary'. He will
next direct 'Passionada', starring Emmy Rossum, Jason
Isaacs and Sophia Milos, due out in August.
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