Plans for Franklin expedition movie
Jean-Marc Vallée, the acclaimed Canadian director, has confirmed his plans to make a movie on the ill-fated Franklin expedition.
Jean-Marc Vallée, the acclaimed Canadian director, has confirmed his plans to make a movie on the ill-fated Franklin expedition.
He spoke of taking on the project in an interview Thursday morning with Radio-Canada's Marie-France Bazzo, just two days after the discovery of one of the long-lost ships in Canada's high Arctic, according to CBC Canada.
It was nearly 170 years ago that Sir John Franklin's two ships became locked in the Arctic ice while looking for the Northwest Passage. All crew members perished, and the mystery of the missing ships has captivated Canadians ever since.