
Mia Wasikowska is set to star in Occupant Entertainment's ''Madame Bovary,'' which Sophie Barthes will direct from an adapted screenplay by Rose Barreneche.
Wasikowska will play the lead role of Emma Bovary. Paul Giamatti is also circling a key role.
While the adaptation is a period piece that is faithful to Gustave Flaubert's original story, it is a fresh retelling of the classic novel, emphasizing the more youthful and contemporary themes.
Joe Neurauter and Felipe Marino will produce for Occupant.
WME will handle domestic rights.
Wasikowska is repped by WME and RGM.
Production will start this fall in Europe.