Black Bear has already snapped up UK rights.
The book spent a whopping 85 weeks on the London Sunday Times book chart.
In official circles, the Salt Path is known as the South West Coast Path Englands longest footpath.
Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs; Marianne Elliott with Chris Harper (inset)Getty/Baz Bamigboye
What could she do?
Walking in London provided the inspiration for the switch in the end.
I remembered this book about, well, walking, said Elliott.
Gillian AndersonAndreas Ortner
Id been wanting to work with Marianne for years, said Karlsen.
However, they called Karlsen and suggested they join forces to produce it.
Karlsen agreed on the proviso that Elliott would direct it.
Both Lloyd and Beatriz Levin agreed.
One of the things that happens is that it interferes with your memory, Elliott told me.
Their daughter read it and said urged her to get it published.
They had an old tent they bought on eBay and very little money.
Elliott, Raynor and Moth are all in their fifties, one reason the director pursued the book.
They are rebirthed in their fifties as completely positive beings, she said.
New beginnings all round, then, I said.
Absolutely new beginnings, she laughed.
And shes loving the idea of working with Anderson and Isaacs.
Hair and makeup designer Emily Bilverstone (Am I Being Unreasonable?)
worked with Anderson onSex Educationand has been designing the stars look forThe Salt Path.
Gillians brilliant at kind of morphing and has thrown herself into it, Elliott observed.
Theatre is not being forsaken.
Just because you direct stage work, it does not automatically follow that youll make it making movies.
However, Elliotts theatre work does have a cinematic flair, a sort of compelling visual language and fluidity.
Black Bear Pictures will distribute in the UK.
