Kingsley has joined Martin Scorsese’s thriller SHUTTER ISLAND, adding his considerable talent to a pool already occupied by Mark Ruffalo and Marty’s go-to guy Leonardo DiCaprio. The story, based on the book by Beantown boy Dennis Lehane (MYSTIC RIVER, GONE BABY GONE), follows a pair of US Marshals visiting an island mental institution to secure an escaped murderer, but a hurricane and a series of strange occurrences conspire to keep them trapped on the isle of loons. Kingsley will play the chief kook doc.
The movie starts shooting next year after Leo finishes up on Ridley Scott’s BODY OF LIES. Kingsley is at work on the Mike Myers “comedy” THE LOVE GURU (see previous statement about questionable decisions).