Having finished work on “Carnage”, Roman Polanski (Knife in the Water, Chinatown, Rosemary’s Baby) is apparently looking around for his next project, with Focus Features hoping to hook him for “True Crime”.
True Crime is based on an article for The New Yorker by David Grann about a true-life long-unsolved murder case in Poland. The case had grown cold until a new detective came on board who tracked down a potential suspect who had written a novel about a murder case bearing remarkable similarity to the one now under investigation. Script work has been undertaken by Jeremy Brock (The Eagle, The Last King of Scotland), with *shudder* Brett Ratner on board as producer.
Whether the plan would be to film in Poland at historic locations, both in the interests of authenticity and also to save Polanski any fresh extradition issues, remains to be seen. In any event, Polanski is far from confirmed as on board. He is, for the moment, “circling”. We’ll keep you advised.
Source: The Playlist.
