Cannes - Helena Bonham Carter will star in a new adaptation of Charles Dickens' Great Expectations from director Mike Newell.
BBC Films announced the movie on Monday at the Cannes Film Festival as part of a slate of upcoming productions.
Others include children's literature adaptations Peter Pan in Scarlet and Swallows and Amazons.
Theatre director Rufus Norris will make his feature film debut with Broken, a modern take on the themes of To Kill a Mockingbird adapted from Daniel Clay's novel.
Man on Wire director James Marsh is set to make Shadow Dancer, a thriller about Irish Republicanism starring Clive Owen and Gillian Anderson.
An Education director Lone Scherfig will make Music and Silence, from Rose Tremain's novel set at the 17th-century Danish court.
BBC Films announced the movie on Monday at the Cannes Film Festival as part of a slate of upcoming productions.
Others include children's literature adaptations Peter Pan in Scarlet and Swallows and Amazons.
Theatre director Rufus Norris will make his feature film debut with Broken, a modern take on the themes of To Kill a Mockingbird adapted from Daniel Clay's novel.
Man on Wire director James Marsh is set to make Shadow Dancer, a thriller about Irish Republicanism starring Clive Owen and Gillian Anderson.
An Education director Lone Scherfig will make Music and Silence, from Rose Tremain's novel set at the 17th-century Danish court.