After much delay, Anton Corbijn’s “A Talent For Murder” (formerly “Switzerland”), his first narrative film in eleven years, has been acquired by Bleecker Street and will be released this fall.
The film, starring Helen Mirren, is said to tackle a fictional version of author Patricia Highsmith, who gets involved in a stressful relationship with her ambitious literary agent.
Highsmith, who spent the last days of her life in Switzerland, is being portrayed by Mirren. Olivia Cooke is her guide. Alden Ehrenreich (“Oppenheimer”) is playing her agent.
The script, described as a “thriller,” was written by author-turned-screenwriter Joanna Murray Smith (1988’s “Georgia”) and “promises a mixture of suspense and psychological depth, reflecting Highsmith’s haunting literary style.”
None other than Robbie Ryan will be the cinematographer on this one — he’s been the DP on Yorgos Lanthimos’ last four films, but has taken a break from that partnership, and rumor has it that “A Talent For Murder” might have been shot in black and white.
Corbijn, a noted photographer-turned-director, is known for acclaimed films such as “Control,” “A Most Wanted Man” and “The American.”