LOS ANGELES – Two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank (33) will incarnate Amelia Earhart in a film about the aviation pioneer alongside Hollywood star Richard Gere (55), industry daily Variety reports.
Directed by Indian film-maker Mira Nair, ‘Amelia’, which is being filmed in Canada and South Africa, tells the story of the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean before disappearing over the Pacific in 1937 at age 40. Gere will play Earhart’s husband, George Putnam, Variety reported.Nampa-AFPGere will play Earhart’s husband, George Putnam, Variety reported.Nampa-AFP
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