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The Diving Bell And Butterfly: Kathleen Kennedy and Jon Kilik.(THE PRODUCERS: Snapshots of the process)
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Daily Variety
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December 18, 2007
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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly," based on French Elle editor Jean-Dominique Bauby's memoir, started out as a studio project. Initially, DreamWorks had optioned the rights and, when they expired, producer Kathleen Kennedy snapped them up with the aid of Universal, which was then owned by Gallic conglom Vivendi. She brought Ronald Harwood onboard to pen an adaptation.
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"Ron was familiar with the story because he lived part time in Paris after being a longtime associate of Roman Polanski," she says. "Ron's first draft of the screenplay was wonderful and provided an excellent start toward setting the project up with a Kilik director and cast."
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