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| First rumored in: 2001
Other info.: CYF was reportedly offered in the HK$ 120 million-range
to do the film with his choice of director and co-stars.
Salty Creek is a sleepy Georgia town where everyone knows everyone
else's business, along with their place in the hierarchy of color, class,
and family history. Strangers rarely enter their midst, and a mysterious
arrival in the spring of 1939 soon sets tongues wagging. When the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor and Mr. Oto's newfound life comes
under siege, it is Miss Anne who once again comes to his rescue in an
act of uncommon courage and sacrifice. As for Sophie, who has fallen
in love with Mr. Oto, she must decide how much she is willing to risk
for a future with this man who has brought such joy into her life.  • 19 February 2004: ONLINE ATHENS REPORT - INTERVIEW WITH AUTHOR AUGUSTA TROBAUGH Local author's new book released, another contracted for movie. Article by Wayne Ford, Online Athens. Published in the Athens Banner-Herald, February 10, 2004. Excerpt from an interview with Augusta Trobaugh, author of "Sophie and the Rising Sun": What people do pay attention to are her books. "River Jordan" is now on the bookshelves, another book is under contract and a previous novel, "Sophie and the Rising Sun," has been contracted for a major movie.The male lead will be played by Chow Yun-Fat, while the actress' name hasn't been released. The screen writer is Robert Harley (it's Robert Harling - ed.), who wrote the screenplay for ''Steel Magnolias,'' and the producer is Wendy Finerman, who produced "Forrest Gump. " "This can be the most sensuous film ever put on screen, but with no sex scenes," Trobaugh said. " I mean, it is romance the whole way through, but no breaking the bonds of honor as is so easily done now. " •
22 October 2003: ORIENTAL DAILY NEWS REPORT •
26 September 2003: INTERVIEW EXCERPT FROM APPLE
DAILY • 20 September 2003: CYF AND DIANE LANE IN "SOPHIE AND THE RISING SUN"
• 18 June 2003: TROBAUGH VISIT RESCHEDULED AT PEACHTREE CITY LIBRARY Excerpt: Trobaugh will be especially talking about her latest book, "Swan Place," recently released by Penguin Putnam Inc. But her many fans will be asking questions about her three previous novels: "Resting in the Bosom of the Lamb, Praise Jerusalem," and "Sophie and the Rising Sun." The latter book is currently being made into a film. It is still in the script development stage but Trobaugh says that some very familiar Hollywood names are being mentioned for parts. Sophie is a Southern lady who had been dedicated to the care of her mother and aunt until their deaths. In the late thirties a Japanese gardener came to help a neighbor with her garden. Their romance, if it can be called that, consists of a friendly smile or nod in passing until Dec. 7, 1941. • 20
March 2003: WALK LIKE A DRAGON, MEN OF DESTINY
AND SOPHIE - WHICH FILM IN JUNE? • 26
October 2001: ‘SUN’ UP FOR CHOW
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October 2001: CROUCHING TIGER STAR EYES PEARL
HARBOR FILM The novel, by Augusta Trobaugh, is to be published this week, and tells the story of a love affair between a Georgia woman and a Japanese-American gardener in 1941. Their relationship takes a dangerous turn following the attack on Pearl Harbor, the report said. Chow, who became a celebrity in Asian film circles after starring for director John Woo in such films as "The Killer" and "Hard Boiled," made his biggest impression on Western filmgoers last year with "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon." The actor has taken the past year off to ponder his next move, and has settled on either "Bulletproof Monk," an action flick based on a graphic novel, or the love story "Waiting," which is being written and directed by Peter Chan. Variety said Chow is also to reunite with Woo in 2002 to star in "Men Of Iron," based on a screenplay by "Face/Off" writers Mike Werb and Michael Colleary. The film is set in the late 1800s, and Chow would star as a Chinese man working on construction of the American transcontinental railroad. • 01
October 2001: DONE DEAL SCRIPT SALES NEWS |
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A
radiant novel that gets the rhythms and cadences of small-town life
exactly right, Sophie and the Rising Sun tells an unforgettable story
of a time when the world lost its innocence--and of a town that finds
its redemption in an extraordinary love. 
MONKEY
PEACHES: According to Hong Kong paper Oriental Daily, Diane Lane will
join Chow Yun-Fat in "Sophie And The Rising Sun", based on
the same name novel by Augusta Trobaugh. The tale focuses on the romance
between a small town spinster Sophie and her Japanese gardener Oto before
and after Pearl Harbor attack. The project, tailored as a vehicle for
Chow Yun-Fat, has been in development for at least two years. According
to an article by Variety from 2001, the film would be made by Pandora
Films. It was developed and penned by Robert Harling, and produced by
Wendy Finerman. Also according to Oriental Daily, Chow Yun-Fat has turned
down the offer of playing General Li in Michelle Yeoh's