Morten Tyldum, the acclaimed director of Jo Nesbo’s HEADHUNTERS, has lined up Warner Bros. adaptation of Roger Hobbs recent novel GHOSTMAN as his next project. Hobbs’ book, published earlier this year, is a crime-thriller with the following official synopsis.
When a casino robbery in Atlantic City goes horribly awry the man who orchestrated it is obliged to call in a favor from “Jack.” Only thirty or so people are sure this man exists, some believe he’s dead, and none know anything at all about his true identity. Those are closely guarded trade secrets, to say the least, for an exceptionally trained, experienced, and talented criminal. But as he struggles to clean up the mess left in the wake of the bungled Atlantic City heist, he finds himself increasingly more visible as he’s pursued simultaneously by the FBI and other interested, if mysteriously elusive, parties–a situation that requires every gram of his skill, ingenuity, and self-protective instincts, especially when offense and defense become meaningless terms.
Tyldum will first make his English-language debut with the Alan Turing biopic THE IMITATION GAME. It will star Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley and will shoot in a matter of weeks for a release next year.
Source: Deadline/Roger Hobbs
