Jessica Alba Plays a Prostitute in “Killer Inside Me”
Casey Affleck (Gone Baby Gone) and Jessica Alba are teaming with director Michael Winterbottom (24 Hour Party People, A Mighty Heart) for film adaptation of “The Killer Inside Me,” the classic novel by Jim Thompson.
The story follows a West Texas sheriff named Lou Ford, played by Affleck, and his downward spiral from a boring small-town cop into a ruthless, sociopathic murderer. Alba plays a prostitute that he gets involved with. The book was first published in 1952 and was actually made into a film in 1976 that starred Stacy Keach. The adaptation was penned by Robert Weinbach and John Curran (Down Rusty Down).
Winterbottom will be directing, based on a screenplay by Weinbach and John Curran. MuseFilm’s Chris Hanley, Cyclone Prods.’ Robert Weinbach, Revolution Films’ Andrew Eaton and Bradford Schlei are producing the latest adaptation which is expected to begin shooting in mid-January.
Ridley Scott will direct ‘Kind One’
Warner Brothers has hired Ridley Scott to produce and direct their upcoming drama ‘The Kind One‘. According to Variety, Casey Affleck is set to star in the project.
The script is based on Tom Epperson’s best selling novel. The author will also write the screenplay for the film.
The story is set in 1930s Los Angeles, and centers on an amnesiac (Affleck) who finds himself working for a mobster, a killer given the nickname “The Kind One”, and falling in love with the thug’s girlfriend.
Producer Jules Daly stated, “It’s a world that Ridley has never touched before, so that’s what drew him to the project.” The film does not have a confirmed start date at this time.
