PARIS -- David Cronenberg is teaming up with Portuguese producer Paulo Branco to bring Don DeLillo's novel "Cosmopolis" to the screen.
Cronenberg will helm and also adapt the 2003 novel for the screen. Story follows a 28-year-old multimillionaire on a 24-hour odyssey across Manhattan. Considered one of America's leading novelists, DeLillo's most acclaimed works include "White Noise" and "Underworld."
Branco will produce via his Paris-based shingle Alfama Films and Cronenberg's Toronto-based Antenna LTD.
Shooting is skedded for 2010 in Toronto and New York.
Branco last produced "Ashes and Blood," directed by Gallic thesp Fanny Ardant. Cronenberg also has "The Matarese Circle" on his development plate.
Quelle: Variety
Ziemlich beschäftigt der gute Mann. Die Geschichte klingt auf jeden Fall interessant, wenngleich ich noch keins der Bücher von DeLillo gelesen habe. Mal sehen, welcher Film denn sein nächster wird. Freue mich jedenfalls auf neue Arbeiten von ihm.
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