Gemma Arterton Tackles Old Christopher Nolan Script

Gemma Arterton is still climbing, even though her blockbuster showcases this year were both bad and she was bad in them. I blame the limitations of the writing more than the actress, who's good in The Disappearance of Alice Creed, which I recently caught on the ol' VOD. And if you catch Stephen Frears' eye, particularly for a leading role, that's high praise. She stars in the director's Tamara Drewe, out soon, and now Arterton tells The Sunday Times (through The Playlist) that she'll star in The Keys to the Street, based on the book by Ruth Rendell. Ordinarily, that wouldn't be a big thing, even though this project has been thrashing about for a long while. Why it might pique your interest is because Christopher Nolan was hired to write this script pre-Memento. He hasn't had a thing to do with it since and in its filmed version may not include his name, since other writers have taken a crack at it, but it's always kind of cool to see what these guys do before their careers take off. Nolan, apparently, was intended to direct this, as well, but that never materialized and probably never will. Although if he's looking for a post-Batman project again... For her part, Arterton seems amazed that this project fell in her lap. "Why on earth has this film been sitting around," she asked in amazement during The Times interview. And it's still sitting around, by the way; no other talent has been announced. Should just be a matter of time, though. In other exciting Aterton news, she says she's met with Ridley Scott about starring in the Alien prequel(s). She and her Titans co-star Sam Worthington must have the same agent.