The Time Traveler's Wife News

Rachel McAdams Officially Is "The Time Traveler's Wife"

April 19, 2007 10:04:35

Finally, the papers are signed. Long reported to flirt with the project, Rachel McAdams at last has inked deals to star in "The Time Traveler's Wife" accompanied by "Munich" star Eric Bana, Variety has confirmed.

Based on Audrey Niffenegger's best-selling novel of the same name, the romantic drama sees Bana as Henry De Tamble, a Chicago librarian with a rare genetic disorder that causes him to shift back and forth through time. Though the disorder leads him to vanish for long periods, he tries to build a life with the woman he loves, Clare Abshire.

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Bruce Joel Rubin Falls for "Traveler's Wife"

January 04, 2007 11:01:40

Looks like it will be some time more before moviegoers can see "The Time Traveler's Wife" in theaters. Variety has reported that New Line Cinema has decided to not using the screenplay penned by Jeremy Leven and appointed "Deep Impact" scribe Bruce Joel Rubin to rewrite it instead.

So far, the project has already had Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, and Nick Wechsler on producers' seats with "Flightplan" helmer Robert Schwentke being attached to direct. Meanwhile, "Mean Girls" star Rachel McAdams is still in negotiations to take the female lead role.

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Robert Schwentke Comes Closer to "Traveler's Wife"

November 01, 2006 04:11:06

Looking for his next directorial stint after "Flightplan", Robert Schwentke is currently engaged in final negotiations to helm "The Time Traveler's Wife" for New Line Cinema, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed.

Based on Audrey Niffenegger's 2003 best-selling novel of the same title, the project depicts the impact of time travel to the marriage relationship between a beautiful woman and a man who has a genetic disorder known as "Chrono-Impairment" which causes him to involuntarily travel through time.

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Rachel McAdams to Become A "Wife"

October 21, 2006 11:10:39

Striking actress Rachel McAdams is in line for her next acting stint. TMZ reported that the beauty is involved in talks to have a starring role in "The Time Traveler's Wife", a romantic drama of New Line Cinema production.

If a deal is reached, the project thus will mark the reunion between McAdams and screenwriter Jeremy Leven after their collaboration in "The Notebook." In the meantime, it is also reported that Stephen Frears and Robert Schwentke have been the studio's two main choices in its list of directors.

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