Hotel Rwanda screenwriter set for Mother Teresa biopic
Hotel Rwanda screenwriter Keir Pearson is set to pen a new Mother Teresa biopic. According to Deadline, I Thirst is being produced with The Mother Teresa Center, and Pearson—who recently co-wrote a biopic of Cesar Chavez—reportedly plans to complete research trips to India and Mexico before starting work on the script by the end of February. The goal is to begin production at the end of 2014 ahead of a 2015 release date.