Cornish goes for W.E. and Dark Fields

Bright Star actress Abbie Cornish landed herself into a couple of big projects as Variety reports that not only is she signing up to be in W.E. but also in The Dark Fields. W.E. is the Madonna written and directed period piece that follows the life and loves of Wally Winthrop. Cornish is reported to be taking the lead role in the Semtex Films feature.

We’ve been going off on here for quite some time about the thriller The Dark Fields that’s been helmed by Neil Burger. Cornish is going to take on the lead role in the picture that already includes the talents of Robert De Niro and Bradley Cooper. The feature, based on the novel by Alan Glynn, centers on a guy who gets his hands on a top-secret pharmaceutical smart pill but soon discovers that it has lethal and lasting side effects. Both features are expected to be released sometime in 2011.