‘The Buccaneers’ Director Susanna White Talks ‘Bridgerton’ Comparisons & Taylor Swift, Reveals Feature Developed For BFI About Her Teen Years
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Veteran British director Susanna White has revealed she’s working on debut feature film based on her teenage life in the fashion world as she gears up for today’s launch of Apple TV+ period drama The Buccaneers.
White is developing an untitled script for the BFI, with the plot following her personal coming of age story set against the backdrop of the fashion industry. “It’s the story of me at 13, set in the world of fashion in 1970s,” she told Deadline in an interview. “It’s very fun, sexy and hopefully moving.” “My dream is to get the film made,” added the British producer-director, who is currently searching for financing for the project.
White is also currently developing the film version of Jodie Comer theater production Prima Facie, with Cynthia Erivo attached, and and executive-produced and directed the first two episodes of her latest project, The Buccaneers, the Apple series that launches globally today.
She is known for directing the A24 feature Woman Walks Ahead starring Jessica Chastain and Sam Rockwell, Working Title’s Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang.
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