Winterbottom Looks For Promise Land

Director Michael Witerbottom has signed on to helm 'Promise Land' a historical drama taking place against the lead-up to the 1948 partition of Palestine and the subsequent creation of the Israeli state.

Across The Universe star Jim Sturgess has been cast as a British officer who must track down Jewish extremists who launched terror attacks against both Arabs and British forces during their campaign for statehood.

The project is almost certain to create controversy something the director has never tried to avoid with previous films 'A Mighty Heart' and '9 Songs' both creating a stir


(Source Empire Online)