Polanski is fighting extradition to the United States after being arrested in Zurich on September 26 in connection with a three-decade old charge of unlawful sex with a minor.
Speaking at the Cheltenham Literature festival, Harris, who co-wrote the screenplay from his novel of the same name, said the Oscar-winning director was able to make his wishes known despite being locked up in Switzerland. "I don't think he can make phone calls," said the author. "But he can communicate."
The Ghost is a political thriller starring Pierce Brosnan as a British prime minister loosely based on Tony Blair, with Ewan McGregor as his ghostwriter, who begins to expect that foul play was involved in his predecessor's recent death.
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