Rooney Mara & Ben Mendelsohn Tapped for Screen Adaptation of David Harrower's Blackbird

Olivier-winning play Blackbird, which was rumored to be heading to the big screen back in 2008, is now in the works once more. Oscar nominee Rooney Mara (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) and Ben Mendelsohn (The Place Beyond the Pines) have been tapped for the movie version, which will be adapted by David Harrower from his play of the same name.

In Blackbird, two people who once had a passionate affair meet again fifteen years later. Ray is confronted with his past when Una arrives unannounced at his office, and they are forced to revisit their relationship. Ray has made a new life for himself. Una is looking for answers. What follows in this emotional thriller is an unflinching excavation of damaged love. The consequences are shattering.

Directed by Benedict Andrews, shooting will begin in the U.K. next summer.