A new Polanski is always worth celebrating. Whatever you think of the man and his life of ups and downs, there is little argument that he makes good films. At one point Polanski was to direct Robert Harris' novel on ancient Rome, Pompeii, but the project fell through for one reason or another. So what's an auteur to do? Move onto another Robert Harris novel, this one far more contemporary. Personally, I prefer Polanski operating in Bitter Moon, Knife in the Water and Death and The Maiden territory (as opposed to The Pianist and Oliver Twist). And Ghost appears (more from the synopsis below than the trailer) to be doing this indeed.
When a successful British ghost-writer agrees to complete the memoirs of former British Prime Minister, his agent assures him it's the opportunity of a lifetime. But the project seems doomed from the start - not least because the predecessor on the project died in an unfortunate accident. The anonymous ghostwriter is quickly drawn into a political and sexual intrigue involving the minister's wife and also his female aide.
I wish Pompeii could've succeeded, that book is very good.