A NEW star-studded film exploring a fictional romance between Mary Anning and another woman is expected to start production next year.
Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan have been announced to star in the film, Ammonite, although it is not yet known which characters they will play.
The film, inspired by the life of Lyme Regis fossil hunter Mary Anning, will be set in 1840s England and follow Anning as she becomes a nursemaid for a wealthy woman from London.
The historical drama has been developed by See-Saw Films, the British Film Institute and BBC Films and will be written and directed by Francis Lee.
Lee is best known for his 2017 film, God’s Own Country, a story about the gay relationship between a Yorkshire farmer and a migrant worker from Romania.
Production of Ammonite is expected to start in March.
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