Jane Eyre grabs four more

Judi Dench, Sally Hawkins, Jamie Bell and Imogen Poots are all in the middle of negotiations to be part of the growing cast for the novel adaptation of Jane Eyre. The feature stars Mia Wasikowska as the young governess Jane Eyre who falls in love with her employer, Edward Rochester (Michael Fassbender), but discovers he harbors a dark secret.

The BBC Films and Focus Features flick is being directed by Cary Fukunaga, while the adapted screenplay from the novel done by Charlotte Bronte is written by Moira Buffini. Here’s a little more information below on what each of the actors will be playing within the feature.

Bell will play St. John, a clergyman who turns out to be Eyre’s cousin. Dench will play Mrs. Fairfax, the housekeeper of Thornfield Manor, who disapproves of Eyre’s engagement with Rochester. Hawkins is Mrs. Reed, Eyre’s aunt, who adopts her but abuses and neglects her until death (THR).