Pedro Almodovar
© AFP Francois GuillotLondon, May 26 (ANI): Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodovar is all set for the Old Vic stage adaptation of his award winning 1999 film All About My Mother.
The 57-year-old will reportedly be going to London next month to observe some rehearsals and finalize the script and cast of the stage version.
The film has been re-written by Samuel Adamson for the stage performance, and Kevin Spacey and Sam Mendes are also involved in the project.
Almodovar revealed that although he is interested in watching the preparations, he wont interfere with Adamson’s work.
"I wrote this film, it came out of me, so of course I want to attend to its progress - but not to get in the way of what the writer Samuel Adamson is shaping it for, for the theatre," the Daily Mail quoted Almodovar, as saying.
The Volver maker insisted that he trusts the stage producers, who are trying their best to make a good stage remake.
"I've given a lot of freedom to the stage producers, but they seem to be keeping it very close to the original film," he said.
"It's in very good hands," he added.
All About My Mother is the story of Manuela, a single mother in Madrid, whose son dies in an accident, which leads her to find her husband who is a transvestite.
Actress Lesley Manville is reportedly in final talks with the film bosses to play the role of Manuela.
Meanwhile, Almodovar is also working on a new film in which Penelope Cruz will be starring in the female lead. (ANI)