We previously announced that Kirsten Dunst would be starring with the likes of Viggo Mortensen and Oscar Isaacs but now we have the very first still, just above, for intriguing THE TWO FACES OF JANUARY. The film has been adapted for the big screen by DRIVE writer Hossein Amini from the novel by Patricia Highsmith, plus we’ve just received news that principal photography has begun! Here’s that official press release:
STUDIOCANAL and Working Title are delighted to announce the start of principal photography on feature film THE TWO FACES OF JANUARY. Picture will shoot on location in Crete, Athens, Istanbul and Ealing Studios London. Working Title will produce and STUDIOCANAL finance, distributing in the U.K., Germany, France & Australia.
THE TWO FACES OF JANUARY is a stylish international thriller starring some of the finest global acting talent working today; Academy Award nominee Viggo Mortensen (THE ROAD), Golden Globe nominee and Cannes Best Actress prize winner Kirsten Dunst (MELANCHOLIA) and Oscar Isaacs (DRIVE). THE TWO FACES OF JANUARY is based on the novel of the same name by Patricia Highsmith adapted for the screen by Academy Award nominee Hossein Amini (DRIVE) and this is also his directorial debut.
1962. A glamorous American couple, the charismatic Chester MacFarland (Mortensen) and his alluring younger wife Colette (Dunst), arrive in Athens by boat via the Corinthian Canal. While sightseeing at the Acropolis they encounter Rydal (Isaac), a young, Greek-speaking American who is working as a tour guide, scamming tourists on the side. Drawn to Colette’s beauty and impressed by Chester’s wealth and sophistication, Rydal gladly accepts their invitation to dinner.
However, all is not as it seems with the MacFarlands and Chester’s affable exterior hides darker secrets. When Rydal visits the couple at their exclusive hotel, Chester presses him to help move the body of a seemingly unconscious man who he claims attacked him. In the moment, Rydal agrees but as events take a more sinister turn he finds himself compromised and unable to pull himself free. His increasing infatuation with the vulnerable and responsive Colette gives rise to Chester’s jealousy and paranoia, leading to a tense and dangerous battle of wits between the two men. Their journey takes them from Greece to Turkey, and to a dramatic finale played out in the back alleys of Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar.
It will be produced by Tom Sternberg (THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY) and Working Title’s Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner and Robyn Slovo (TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY).
Sounds like dark and interesting stuff with that THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY vibe and currently, we expect to see it either in late 2013 or early 2014.
