Cancelled Film Adaptation
Harris wrote a screenplay of Pompeii for director Roman Polanski. The film, to be produced by Summit Entertainment, was announced at the Cannes Film Festival in 2007 as potentially the most expensive European film ever made, and was set to be shot in Spain. Media reports suggested Polanski wanted Orlando Bloom and Scarlett Johansson to play the two leads. The film was cancelled as a result of the looming actor's strike that fall. Polanski and Harris enjoyed working together so much that they re-teamed to adapt Harris's 2007 political thriller The Ghost, released in 2010 as The Ghost in the UK and Ireland, and as The Ghost Writer worldwide. Polanski and Harris won numerous awards for their adaptation, including "Best Screenwriter" at the 23rd European Film Awards, and "Best Writing-Adaption" at the 36th Annual César Awards.
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