ANNE HATHAWAY TO LEAD PERIOD SET 'LIFEBOAT' DRAMA

 PERIOD SET 'LIFEBOAT' DRAMA

Meanwhile, Deadline reports that Joe Wrightmight direct the big screen adaptation ofCharlotte Rogan's bookTHE LIFEBOATwith Anne Hathawayattached to star! It’s about a young bride turned widow standing trial in 1914 for murder. The story recounts how with the help of her new husband she survived the sinking of the Empress, a transatlantic ocean liner. She finds herself on a lifeboat, only to discover there are too many people on board, leading to a moral crisis as to who stays and who has to go.