Walt Disney Studios announced this week layoffs of one-fifth of its workforce, as the “Mouse House” swept world box offices with Pirates and posted solid gains.
The cut in output by roughly 30 percent and layoffs of 650 employees worldwide are expected to save the studio US$100 million a year.
Scarlett Johansson is to play Anne Boleyn's younger sister in The Other Boleyn Girl, about the power struggles, rivalries and strained loyalty between the two sisters.
The project has been developed for the big screen by BBC Films after the success of the TV film of the same name, shown in 2003.
Based on the historical novel by Philippa Gregory, the film will chart the Boleyn family's struggle for power via their daughters.
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