Michael Fassbender in talks for Jane Eyre!

Variety is reporting that Michael Fassbender is in talks to do a new adaptation of Jane Eyre.  The fact that I can't see New Moon till tomorrow is now tempered with this fantastic news!  Cary Fukunaga, who directed  Sin Nombre is already attached to direct, and Mia Wasikowska, who stars as Alice in Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland next spring is also in talks.  Filming is due to start next year.

I simply adored Mia in the HBO series In Treatment, and I can't wait to see her as Alice.  Ellen Page had previously been attached to play Jane Eyre, but I think Mia is a much better fit.

Project is a period piece but will play up the gothic elements of the story about Jane (Wasikowska), a demure governess who discovers her surly employer Rochester (Fassbender) is harboring a dark secret. The book is one of the most iconic in English literature and has been the subject of numerous previous adaptations. 

I am doing a little happy dance this morning!!