The remake of “My Fair Lady” lives on. Correcting his earlier story that director John Madden had left the film due to disagreements over who to cast in the role of Professor Henry Higgins (the role was most recently attached to Hugh Grant, a favorite of screenwriter/actress/friend Emma Thompson), MailOnline writer Baz Bamigboye has learned that Madden is still set to direct but that filming definitely won’t happen until 2011.
As for Hugh Grant, it looks like he’s out as casting is still underway for the roles of Professor Henry Higgins and his student Eliza Doolittle. The project has had no shortage of talent circling it with Danny Boyle, Baz Luhrmann and Stephen Daldry all attached at various points and Keira Knightley, Carey Mulligan and Daniel Day-Lewis all attached/sought/rumored as well.
Whatever the rumored disagreements over the casting, it appears that Madden and the producers are on the same page and choosing to move forward. With filming now not set to take place until 2011, that gives Madden and co. plenty of time to search out their leads. It also gives them a chance to re-approach someone like Knightley who bowed out, but whose calendar for next year is still being put together. Whether or not they circle back to past choices or move forward to new talent remains to be seen.