Jane Hawking: The Theory of Everything
Previously I hadn't wanted the story to fall into the hands of Hollywood as I knew it wouldn't be the film I wanted. But I felt this was right and I was amazed at how sensitive their approach was going to be.
Already gaining an Oscar buzz, it's set to be one of the biggest films of the new year. The Theory Of Everything, featuring Felicity Jones and Eddie Redmayne, centres around the meeting of Stephen Hawking and his first wife Jane Hawking at Cambridge University in the 60s.
The film is inspired by Jane's book Travelling to Infinity, which documents her and Stephen's relationship. Jane, who was initially reluctant to let the film fall into the hands of Hollywood, joins us in the studio to talk about what changed her mind.
She said: "The first time a film was proposed to me was ten years ago so I attended a meeting with a suggestion and thought it was never going to happen.
"It then rumbled on over they years then two years ago I got a call saying Working Title wanted to meet me. When I spoke to Eric Felmer and his team I was amazed at how sensitive their approach was going to be. I thought this is right, we can go with this."
Jane was full of admiration for Eddie Redmayne who plays Stephen and Felicity Jones who plays herself.
She said: "Eddie devoted himself to the part, when I met him at the premiere last week he was so thin, because he had to lose the weight to pay Stephen. I thought he had worn prosthetics but he said he hadn't.
"When Stephen was shown photos of himself as a young boy and Eddie side by side he doesn't know which photo is which, or it certainly takes him a minute or two."