Iron Lady and Shame writer Abi Morgan will adapt the Shakespeare tale, The Taming of the Shrew, as “a modern-day retelling of the iconic play set in mid-20th century Italy.” Details from The Wrap are scarce at this time. Gil Junger’s 1999 film, 10 Things I Hate About You, starring Julia Stiles as Kat Stratford (Katherina) and Heath Ledger as Patrick Verona (Petruchio), was one of the most recent modern-day reimaginings of the story. At least we know that Hathaway won’t have musical backing by Letters to Cleo.
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