Helen Mirren play a famous author Patricia Highsmith V Switzerland, an upcoming thriller depicting a fictional encounter with a pushy literary agent. The film will be directed by Anton Corbijn, his first feature-length work in eight years. Deadline reports that Mirren will take on the role of the reclusive writer best known for her novels about immoral con man Tom Ripley in the film adaptation of the novel. Joanna Murray-Smithbased on the play of the same name.
In it, Highsmith, while living in self-imposed exile in Switzerland, meets with a literary agent who tries to persuade her to write Ripley’s final novel; she tries to scare him off, but the duo end up collaborating, creating a twisted world of their own. Corbijn exclusively revealed details about the new Collider movie in an interview last month, telling the editor-in-chief Steve Weintraub that his highly anticipated next film will be Switzerlanda fictional film about Highsmith with “biographical elements” to be filmed in Europe later this year.
The famous misanthrope Highsmith was a prolific writer of psychological thrillers that became fertile ground for Hollywood film adaptations. Ripley’s novels have been filmed many times, most famously in 1999. The Talented Mr Ripleystarring Matt Damon starring. Her other works have been adapted Alfred Hitchcock (in the 1950s Strangers on the trainwith Farley Granger And Robert Walker), Todd Haynes (in 2015 CarolWith Cate Blanchett And Rooney Mara), And Adrian Line (in 2022 deep waterstarring Ben Affleck And Ana de Armas).
An acclaimed actor whose career dates back to the 1960s, Mirren won an Oscar in 2007 for her performance. Queen Elizabeth II V Queen. Recently seen in yellowstone prequel 1923next time she appears in Quick X, Shazam: Fury of the GodsAnd Golda Meir biopic Golda. Corbijn is a photographer and music video director who made his feature film directorial debut. Control 2007 biopic about the late Joy Division frontman. Jan Curtis. Subsequently, he led AmericanWith George ClooneyAnd Most Wanted Manfeaturing one of the last Philip Seymour Hoffmanfinal performances. Switzerland will be his first feature film since 2015. Lifestarring Robert Pattison And Dane DeHaan.
Switzerland will be produced Gabi Tana, Troy Lum And Andrew Mason for Brouhaha Entertainment and Jim Robison And Kurt Martin for Lunar Pictures. Murray-Smith adapts his play for the screen.
FilmNation Entertainment will shop Switzerland at the European Film Market next week. Stay tuned for updates on Collider.
Source: Collider
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