A trio with Brio

Branagh's role as Olivier in 'My Week With Marilyn' revitialized his need to act on film.Kenneth Branagh expects to devote additional time to film acting within the immediate future -- "I'd this type of scrumptious amount of time in ('My Week With Marilyn'), and I wish to continue that," he states -- but he's selecting carefully and it has yet to invest in his next role. In the long run, he's developing three features like a director."Italian Footwear," modified by Richard Cottan in the novel by "Wallander" author Henning Mankell, is all about a reclusive old surgeon on the Swedish island who has not be prepared for his past mistakes. Anthony Hopkins and Judi Dench are affixed to star. "Wallander" co-producers Left Bank and Yellowbird are striving to shoot at the end of 2012 or 2013.Fox 2000 is developing "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Cake Society," modified by Don Roos in the bestseller by Annie Barrows and Mary Ann Shaffer. It is a love story occur London and also the Funnel Islands after World war 2 that Branagh describes as "an attractive romance, very touching and beneficial." Producers are Paula Masur and Mitchell Kaplan, with Branagh's regular partner David Barron."In the two cases, the nuance, delicacy and flavor is really in line with the perfect casting," Branagh states. " 'Italian Shoes' is tailormade for Anthony Hopkins and Judi Dench. Casting isn't fixed yet for that Guernsey film."Even more off, Branagh is mounted on direct "The Boys within the Boat," that the Weinstein Co. is developing according to Daniel James Brown's book concerning the Washington U. rowing squad within the nineteen thirties.On stage, "The Painkiller," by which he starred at Belfast's Lyric Theater this summer time, is under discussion to transfer to London or NY. Branagh states a choice is going to be made after he's finished shooting the most recent instances of "Wallander," that they is at the time of filming in Sweden.British Independent Film Honours 2011Back towards the features The Range Award: Kenneth BranaghTitan of stage, screen, tube A trio with Brio Interested in Kenneth Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com