Helen Mirren performs Patricia Highsmith, creator of the Ripley novels, within the thriller Switzerland, directed by Anton Corbijn
Patricia Highsmith wrote 22 novels (plus many quick tales) and is finest recognized for her psychological thrillers – together with the five-book sequence that adopted the character Tom Ripley, who has been delivered to the display a number of occasions over the many years, most lately in a Netflix sequence known as Ripley. Now, Selection has revealed that Highsmith and her Ripley tales are on the heart of a thriller known as Switzerland, which stars Helen Mirren (1923) because the creator and is now filming in Rome, Italy.
Mirren is joined within the forged by Alden Ehrenreich (Oppenheimer) and Olivia Cooke (Home of the Dragon).
Primarily based on a play by Joanna Murray-Smith, who has additionally written the screenplay, Switzerland tells a fictional story that sees Mirren taking part in Highsmith at a time when the growing older queen of thrillers is fading away in Switzerland. A younger literary agent named Edward (Ehrenreich), tries to coax her out of retirement to pen one final installment of her widespread “Ripley” sequence. It quickly turns into clear that the charming agent is on a extra sinister mission. As they start to collaborate on a brand new “Ripley” plot, the world they reside in and the one they’re setting up turn out to be blurred. Particulars on the character Cooke is taking part in haven’t been revealed.
Anton Corbijn, whose earlier credit embody Management, A Most Needed Man, and The American, is directing the movie. Gabrielle Tana, Troy Lum, and Andrew Mason are producing for Brouhaha Entertainment; Jim Robison and Kurt Martin for Lunar Footage; Karl Spoerri for Switzerland’s Zurich Avenue; and Andrea Occhipinti for Italy’s Fortunate Purple. FilmNation Entertainment is dealing with worldwide gross sales. The Italian line producer is Enrico Ballarin.
For those who’re questioning why a challenge known as Switzerland isn’t filming in Switzerland, relaxation assured, it is going to get there. Filming is ready to happen in Rome till mid-February, at which era it will likely be shifting on to Italy’s Alpine Alto Adige-South Tyrol space, then to Switzerland and London as effectively.
I’ve at all times been within the Ripley tales, so I’m intrigued to see how this story that includes the writing of Ripley performs out.
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