London's Chocolate Chilli Films takes on The Angel of Mons

London-based production company Chocolate Chilli Films hasoptioned the script The Angel of Mons as the second feature on its slate.

The project is a supernatural historical drama about a youngwoman serving as an ambulance driver during WWI who is trying to find out ifthe Angel of Monsreally exists.

Alice D Cooper wrote the script, which won the Write Timeaward from Women in Film & Television. The production company says it aimsto make films "about women, for women."

Frances Cook will produce for Chocolate Chilli and GillianHawser is attached as casting director.

Chocolate Chilli plans to shoot the film in Europeduring 2007 as a British qualifying production. The company hopes for a 2008release, timed to the 90th anniversary of WWI.

"It is fantastic that we have signed The Angel of Mons, we see it as ourflagship project that represents Chocolate Chilli Films' values and ambitions,"Cook said. "The characters and gloriously real and humorous and it is thisauthenticity that we are focused on developing in all our screenplays."

Philip Richardson and Olivier Lauchenauerof post-production company Pogo Films founded Chocolate Chilli in 2003. Thecompany's other feature in development is the supernatural thriller M.