Wednesday, June 26, 2013

ITV's Miniseries Unforgiven to be Adapted for Film

Mystery, Suspense and Thriller Film News

Christopher McQuarrie will write and direct a film adaptation of the 2009 ITV1 miniseries Unforgiven. This is, according to Deadline, McQuarrie's second time around with the project; in 2010 he was attached to write the script but left to direct Jack Reacher, the screenplay of which he also adapted from Lee Child's novel.

Unforgiven tells the story of Ruth Slater, who has spent the past 15 years imprisoned for the murder of two policemen, and now faces the daunting prospect of rebuilding her life after being irresistibly drawn to the place that haunts her, Upper Hanging Stones Farm. In spite of trying to focus on the future and her new boyfriend Brad, Ruth is unable to forget her past and the sister, Katie, who she was forced to leave behind. Outraged to hear that the woman who killed their father has been released, Kieran and Steve Whelan are eager to seek revenge. Believing that life should mean life, the two brothers decide to take the law into their own hands. But just how far are they capable of going? Can they really do to her what she did to their father? As the details about Ruth's past become known, maintaining a job, friendship and a relationship become increasingly arduous. Ruth soon realizes that the ramifications of her release spread further than she could have imagined, with far reaching implications for everyone involved.

Unforgiven was honored as Best Drama Series by the Royal Television Society in 2009.

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