Hallström falls under Hypnotist’s spell
by Annika Pham
Hollywood-based Swedish director Lasse Hallström will be in Berlin along with production trio Börje Hansson, Peter Possne and Bertil Ohlsson to promote The Hypnotist, the screen adaptation of the eponymous best-selling crime novel by Lars Kepler.
The Hypnotist will be one of the hottest projects for international distributors in Berlin looking for the next Millennium or Easy Money [+see also:
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The Hypnotist focuses on crime investigator Joona Linna who hires a hypnotist to elucidate a crime. “This is without doubt a dream project coming true. The Hypnotist is a fantastic crime novel and to have Lasse Hallström on board as the director is very exciting,” said Hansson, head of production for AB Svensk Filmindustri, and Possne, head of Sonet Film.
Hallström, who was Oscar-nominated in 1988 for My Life as a Dog and in 2000 for The Cider House Rules, hasn’t directed a Swedish film in 24 years.
The Hypnotist will start principal photography next winter. The domestic release is scheduled for autumn 2012.
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