Summit acquires Polanski’s ‘The Ghost Writer’

Roman Polanski may be under house arrest at his chalet in Switzerland, but that hasn’t stopped the filmmaker’s career from moving forward. Summit Entertainment, the studio behind the “Twilight” series, has acquired the North American rights to Roman Polanki’s latest film “The Ghost Writer.”

Polanski, who finished the film while under house arrest, was arrested in Zurich in September on an international fugitive warrant for his sex crimes against 13-year old Samantha Geimer back in 1977. Who says justice isn’t served in the long run?  

His lawyers are trying to get a California appeals panel to toss out the case due to misconduct from the district attorney and the original judge when the case was originally tried.

Summit International has sold the international rights to the thriller and plans to release it during the first half of 2010.

The film follows a ghostwriter hired to complete the memoirs of a former British prime minister. In the process, he uncovers secrets that put his own life in jeopardy. It stars Pierce Brosnan, Ewan McGregor, Kim Cattrall, Timothy Hutton, James Belushi, and Eli Wallach.

I’m not sure how I feel about this. On the one hand, it sounds like a great movie. But I’m not at all interested in contributing to Polanski’s welfare by promoting the movie. Any thoughts on this? Do you have strong feelings one way or the other?

Image: Bauer-Griffin; Source: Hollywood Insider