Fred Schepisi has signed on to direct Clive Owen and Juliette Binoche in ‘Words and Pictures,” a romantic comedy set in a New England prep school.
Schepisi, whose credits include “Roxanne” and “Six Degrees of Separation,” last helmed “The Eye of the Storm,” starring Geoffrey Rush and Charlotte Rampling.
With "Words & Pictures," Schepisi moves back to lighter fare with this script from Gerald DiPego.
The film chronicles the relationship between a charismatic English teacher (Owen) and a guarded art teacher (Binoche). The two form an unlikely bond, one later complicated by romance.
Curtis Burch is producing under the aegis of his Latitude Productions, while Gary Cogill is producing for Lascaux Films.