The Hollywood Reporter says Rachel Weisz has been tapped to play Hollywood legend – and noted scientist! – Hedy Lamarr in Face Value, an indie film to be directed by Amy Redford, daughter of Robert. The Reporter also notes that Lamarr was “most famous” for co-starring in Cecil B. DeMille’s Samson and Delilah (1949), the first of the post-war Bible epics. (Samson was played by Victor Mature.) Will the new film depict the making of DeMille’s film in any way, shape or form? Will Weisz have to wear a Philistine costume? Obsessive Bible-movie buffs need to know.
