Margot Robbie To Produce an Adaptation of the Gritty Crime Novel BARBED WIRE MY HEART
Margot Robbie is teaming up with producer Dan Lin to develop a feature film adaptation of the gritty crime novel Barbed Wire Heart, which was written by Tess Sharpe.
The project is set up at Warner Bros. and the studio has hired Westworld and Mad Men writer Carly Wray to write the script. Robbie is not expected to star in the film, but it sounds like the lead role would be a good one for her to take on.
The story centers on a character named Harley McKenna, “the daughter of a hard-edged, drug-running, meth-dealing killer who’s been trained for the family business since she was 16. When a rival family, who is also responsible for her mother’s death, makes a bloody push into her poor rural community, McKenna has to find a way to stand up to both her violent father and her mother’s killers without jeopardizing the lives of the abuse survivors in the women’s shelter she runs.”
Whoever ends up landing the lead role in the film will be lucky! This sounds like it will be a challenging and stimulating character to play.
This is the official description of the book that was published:
Harley McKenna is the only child of North County’s biggest criminal. Duke McKenna’s run more guns, cooked more meth, and killed more men than anyone around. Harley’s been working for him since she was sixteen–collecting debts, sweet-talking her way out of trouble, and dreading the day he’d deem her ready to rule the rural drug empire he’s built. Her time’s run out. The Springfields, her family’s biggest rivals, are moving in. Years ago, they were responsible for her mother’s death, and now they’re coming for Duke’s only weak spot: his daughter. But if Harley wants to survive and protect the people she loves, she’s got to take out Duke’s operation and the Springfields. Blowing up meth labs is dangerous business, and getting caught will be the end of her, but Harley has one advantage: She is her father’s daughter. And McKennas always win.
Does this sound like it will make for a film worth watching?
Source: THR