Director Peter Chelsom is set to take on the long delayed project
Tulip Fever, says Variety.
Based on Deborah Moggach's novel, the story is set in the 17th century, follows a beautiful young woman who marries a wealthy merchant. When an artist arrives to paint her portrait, she's smitten, and they plan for a future together by putting their money into the highly speculative tulip market, in which certain flower bulbs were worth huge sums.
The project, which John Madden was ready to direct with Jude Law, Keira Knightley and Jim Broadbent, came into budget problems two years ago.