Anne Hathaway Circling Dee Rees' 'Last Thing He Wanted'

The Oscar winner will play a journalist in the upcoming thriller from the Oscar-nominated 'Mudbound' director.

The next project from Mudbound helmer Dee Rees is coming together nicely.

Oscar winner Anne Hathaway is in negotiations to star in The Last Thing He Wanted, adapted from Joan Didion's best-selling 1996 political thriller about a Washington Post journalist thrown unexpectedly into the dangerous world of arms dealing. Bloom has also commenced international sales of the film in Berlin.

Marco Villalobos penned the screenplay, which is the thrilling story of one woman, alone and unrelenting in a race against time. Elevated’s Cassian Elwes (Dallas Buyers Club) optioned the book from Didion to develop it in partnership with Rees following their collaboration on Mudbound, which received four Oscar nominations, including one for Rees for best adapted screenplay.

The Fyzz Facility, the company behind last summer's surprise box-office success 47 Meters Down, will develop the project as part of their first-look deal with Elwes. Elwes will produce and The Fyzz Facility’s Wayne Marc Godfrey and Robert Jones will produce and finance.

Rees' other credits include the indie hit Pariah and the Emmy-winning HBO film Bessie. She is repped by WME.

Since the success of 47 Meters Down, the London-based Fyzz Facility has plotted numerous productions, including the Winona Ryder-Keanu Reeves romantic comedy Destination Wedding and a 47 Meters Down sequel titled 48 Meters Down.

Hathaway is repped by CAA and Management 360.

The next project from Mudbound helmer Dee Rees is coming together nicely. Oscar-winner Anne Hathaway has joined The Last Thing He Wanted, adapted from Joan Didion's political thriller about a Washington Post journalist thrown unexpectedly into the dangerous world of arms dealing. Marco Villalobos has adapted the book, which was acquired in 2016 by Elevated’s Cassian Elwes, who worked with Rees on Mudbound. The Fyzz Facility, the company behind last summer's surprise box-office success 47 Meters Down, will develop the project as part of their first-look deal with Elwes . The producer-financier has an option to co-finance the film once the project is ready. Rees' other credits include the indie hit Pariah and the Emmy-winning HBO film Bessie. She is repped by WME. Since the success of 47 Meters Down, the London-based Fyzz Facility has plotted numerous productions including a Winona Ryder-Keanu Reeves romantic comedy and a 47 sequel, titled 48 Meters Down.