- Sam Raimi Wants to 'Get Back to the Basics' on Spider-Man 4 (111 Comments)
- Must Watch: Teaser Trailer for A Nightmare on Elm Street! (109 Comments)
- Must Watch: Intense Trailer for Mel Gibson's Edge of Darkness (81 Comments)
- Must Watch: Second Official Trailer for Lee Daniels' Precious (78 Comments)
- Check These Out: High Res New Na'vi Photos from Avatar! (77 Comments)
- Paul Blart Director Steve Carr Hired for the Short Circuit Remake (Oct 27, 2009)
- Hitman's Xavier Gens Set to Direct Action Thriller 'The Fallout' (Oct 27, 2009)
- Bruckheimer & Straczynski Adapting 2K's Shattered Union (Oct 27, 2009)
- Steve Carell on Par for Rick Reilly Golf Comedy 'Missing Links' (Oct 26, 2009)
- Jason Reitman Calls Edgar Wright's Scott Pilgrim 'Matrix for Love' (Oct 26, 2009)
- Matt Damon & Josh Brolin Joining the Coen Brothers' True Grit (Oct 26, 2009)
- Ricky Gervais to Host the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards (Oct 26, 2009)
- Woody Allen's New Film Titled 'You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger' (Oct 26, 2009)
| Inglourious Basterds | 10/10 |
| It Might Get Loud | 9/10 |
| Inglourious Basterds | 8.5/10 |
| Star Trek | 9/10 |
| Monsters vs Aliens | 5/10 |
Tomas Alfredson Set to Direct 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy'
July 9, 2009
by Alex Billington
Fresh off of the success of the brilliant film Let the Right One In, Swedish director Tomas Alfredson has signed on to direct Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy for Working Title. The new feature film adaptation of John Le Carre's seminal cold war novel is being adapted by Oscar nominated screenwriter Peter Morgan (The Last King of Scotland, The Queen, Frost/Nixon). Set in the aftermath of the cold war, the thriller tells the tale of a spy-hunt within the highest echelons of the British Secret Intelligence Service. In the 1970s, it was adapted into a British TV series that starred Alec Guinness as retired intelligence officer George Smiley.
"Tomas is one of the most hotly sought-after and gifted directors in the industry at the moment and we're really looking forward to working with him on such an exciting project," said Tim Bevan said of this news. "The timing is right for a new screen version of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy so it's great for us to be able to continue our creative collaboration with Peter Morgan on this and to have Tomas onboard who we've no doubt will bring a unique vision to the material." That is certainly going to be the case. I'm already hoping Alfredson does for the spy genre what he did for the vampire genre with Let the Right One In. Interested?
•  |
Related Articles
- » Nicole Kidman to Star in Tomas Alfredson's The Danish Girl
- » Interview: Let the Right One In Director Tomas Alfredson
- » Worth Watching - Sept 28: Let the Right One In Trailer
- » Jackie Chan Wrote, is Producing, and Starring in Big Soldier
- » Check These Out: Awesome Early 'Let Me In' Concept Posters
- » Final Red Band Trailer for Let the Right One In!
Reader Feedback - 5 Comments »
1
A movie directed by Tomas Alfredson and written by Peter Morgan sounds like a great idea! Can't wait to see the result of this.
Andreas Climent on Jul 9, 2009
2
This sounds brilliant. Wonder how much, if any, of the kid's story will make it into the film.
immature on Jul 9, 2009
3
I hope they do this justice! The tv adaptation was awesome
TediusTed on Jul 9, 2009
4
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy - and it's sequel series, Smiley's People - is one of Alec Guiness' greatest ever performances, which is really saying something.
it's a fantastic Cold War thriller, so I imagine that Alfredson might possibly update it, although he seems happy with the '80s, so why not the 70s? either way, it's good to see him not restricting himself to any particular genre.
try and track down the BBC series if you haven't seen it - it's certainly not 24 (!), but it is superior stuff. not much in the way of Bayhem, but suspense, intrigue, twists and turns = highly satisfying.
lumière on Jul 9, 2009
5
oooo. i am very interested. that combination sounds great
dave13 on Jul 10, 2009