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04-17-2007, 10:09 AM
Clive Owen has signed on to star in Columbia Pictures' thriller "The International."
Directed by Tom Tykwer ("Run Lola Run") from an original screenplay by Eric Singer, the story centers on an obsessive Interpol agent (Owen) who spearheads an investigation into one of the world's most high-profile and powerful banking institutions in an attempt to expose its role in worldwide arms brokering, corruption and murder. His efforts quickly turn into a deeper obsession when he comes up against more resistance by the very law enforcement system he serves.
Mosaic Media Group's Charles Roven and Richard Suckle are producing alongside Lloyd Phillips. John Woo, Terence Chang and Jeff Lurie are executive producing.
Shooting is scheduled to start in September in Europe.
Sony's Matt Tolmach and Shannon Gaulding are shepherding the project for the studio.
Since his breakout performance in "Croupier," Owen has become an in-demand leading man whose credits include Alfonso Cuaron's "Children of Men" and "Derailed," opposite Jennifer Aniston. He won a Golden Globe and was nominated for an Academy Award for his supporting turn in Sony Pictures Classics' drama "Closer."
Owen next appears in "Shoot 'Em Up" and the "Elizabeth" follow-up "The Golden Age." He is repped by CAA and Barry Hirsch.
From The Hollywood Reporter
[i]What's for sure though is that Tykwer will work with the same D.P. and production designer as he did on "Perfume -- Story of a Murderer," Frank Griebe and Uli Hanisch.
"The look of the film is influenced by Berlin's architecture. "It's very important to Tom that we shoot the film with this winter look because he feels it will make the modern architecture stand out," said Roven. Apart from studio pics,
From Variety
This is such sweet news...the story sounds great and Clive Owen starring in a Tykwer movie is just...awesome. I love The Princess and the Warrior, I dig Run Lola Run and Perfume was my favorite movie of last year so it's nice to hear that he's working with the same DP and production designer from that film...
I gotta say, it's kind of strange to find John Woo and Terence Chang producing a Tykwer film but that's kinda cool as well I guess...
I cannot wait for this movie to come out...this is definitely one of my most anticiipated projects now...
Directed by Tom Tykwer ("Run Lola Run") from an original screenplay by Eric Singer, the story centers on an obsessive Interpol agent (Owen) who spearheads an investigation into one of the world's most high-profile and powerful banking institutions in an attempt to expose its role in worldwide arms brokering, corruption and murder. His efforts quickly turn into a deeper obsession when he comes up against more resistance by the very law enforcement system he serves.
Mosaic Media Group's Charles Roven and Richard Suckle are producing alongside Lloyd Phillips. John Woo, Terence Chang and Jeff Lurie are executive producing.
Shooting is scheduled to start in September in Europe.
Sony's Matt Tolmach and Shannon Gaulding are shepherding the project for the studio.
Since his breakout performance in "Croupier," Owen has become an in-demand leading man whose credits include Alfonso Cuaron's "Children of Men" and "Derailed," opposite Jennifer Aniston. He won a Golden Globe and was nominated for an Academy Award for his supporting turn in Sony Pictures Classics' drama "Closer."
Owen next appears in "Shoot 'Em Up" and the "Elizabeth" follow-up "The Golden Age." He is repped by CAA and Barry Hirsch.
From The Hollywood Reporter
[i]What's for sure though is that Tykwer will work with the same D.P. and production designer as he did on "Perfume -- Story of a Murderer," Frank Griebe and Uli Hanisch.
"The look of the film is influenced by Berlin's architecture. "It's very important to Tom that we shoot the film with this winter look because he feels it will make the modern architecture stand out," said Roven. Apart from studio pics,
From Variety
This is such sweet news...the story sounds great and Clive Owen starring in a Tykwer movie is just...awesome. I love The Princess and the Warrior, I dig Run Lola Run and Perfume was my favorite movie of last year so it's nice to hear that he's working with the same DP and production designer from that film...
I gotta say, it's kind of strange to find John Woo and Terence Chang producing a Tykwer film but that's kinda cool as well I guess...
I cannot wait for this movie to come out...this is definitely one of my most anticiipated projects now...