Bleecker Street has partnered with LD Entertainment for U.S. rights to Anton Corbijn’s A Talent For Murder, starring Oscar winner Helen Mirren, Tony winner Alden Ehrenreich and House of the Dragon‘s Olivia Cooke. A theatrical release is in the works for the fall.
Directed by Corbijn and based on the 2014 play Switzerland by prolific Australian playwright, screenwriter, and novelist Joanna Murray-Smith, who adapted it for the screen, the pic follows a callow young literary agent from New York (Ehrenreich) who is sent to Switzerland to persuade Patricia Highsmith (Mirren) to write one final installment of the Ripley anthology.
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Magnolia Mae’s Gabrielle Tana and LD Entertainment’s Mickey Liddell and Pete Shilaimon serve as producers on the film. Also producing are Brouhaha’s Troy Lum and Andrew Mason; Jim Robison and Kurt Martin for Lunar Pictures; Carolyn Marks Blackwood for Magnolia Mae Films; Karl Spoerri at Switzerland’s Zurich Avenue; and Andrea Occhipinti for Italy’s Lucky Red. The movie was financed by Head Gear Films, Metrol Technology, and LD Entertainment. FilmNation Entertainment is handling international sales.
“We are thrilled to be reuniting once again with LD, as well as the great Helen Mirren, to release Corbijn’s captivating ode to not only Highsmith’s lively spirit, but her riveting work itself,” said Kent Sanderson, CEO of Bleecker Street.
“A Talent For Murder is exactly the kind of project we love making at LD. Anton Corbijn brings a fresh take to Patricia Highsmith’s world, and Helen Mirren, Alden Ehrenreich, and Olivia Cooke deliver incredible performances. We’re proud to continue our longtime partnership with Bleecker Street and excited to bring the film to audiences nationwide this fall,” said LD Entertainment’s Mickey Liddell and Pete Shilaimon.
The deal was negotiated by Avy Eschenasy for Bleecker Street, with LD’s Michael Glassman and CAA Media Finance on behalf of the filmmakers.
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