PopGoesTheNews.com French filmmaker Jean-Pierre Jeunet has chosen Canada for his next cinematic adventure.
The director of 2001's acclaimed Amélie will shoot the 3D flick The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet in both Alberta and Quebec next summer. Adapted from Reif Larsen's novel of the same name, the film focuses on a young boy who discovers a secret family history while traveling from Montana to Washington, D.C. to visit the Smithsonian Institution.
Filming is scheduled to take place near Calgary and in Montreal from July to October. Casting is underway.
Alberta has stood-in for the American west on the big screen before, most notably for 2005's Oscar-winning Brokeback Mountain and 2007's The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. Dozens of feature films have been shot in Montreal, including this year's Immortals and Source Code.
