Jude Law joins Colin Firth in period drama 'Genius'

THE British actor will replace Michael Fassbender in the role of American novelist Thomas Wolfe in this feature, which is slated to enter production in August under director Michael Grandage.
"Genius" will revolve around the eccentric personality of the editor Max Perkins. Colin Firth has been attached to star as Perkins since November 2012, and Sean Penn was interested in the part before then.
The film will be inspired by A. Scott Berg's biography "Max Perkins: Editor of Genius," which explores the life of the literary great who brought such heavyweights as F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway to the general public. The screenplay was written by John Logan, who penned scripts for "Gladiator" and "Skyfall."
Directed by Michael Grandage, the feature will focus in particular on the editor's complicated relationship with the novelist Thomas Wolfe. Jude Law (pix) will play this character, who died of tuberculosis in 1938 at age 37.
Though less read today than some of his contemporaries, Wolfe was critically acclaimed in his day and left a lasting mark on the American literary tradition through his novels "Look Homeward, Angel" and "You Can't Go Home Again," among others.
Nicole Kidman is also in the cast of "Genius," although details on her role have not be revealed. – AFP Relaxnews