(UTV | UNITED STATES) – Open Road Films has acquired the North American rights to the noir crime thriller “Marlowe”, starring Liam Neeson as author Raymond Chandler’s iconic detective character Philip Marlowe.
The plan is for Open Road/Briarcliff Entertainment to open the movie theatrically on December 2nd. The project will be Neeson’s 100th film to date.
The story is based on author John Banville’s book “The Black-Eyed Blonde,” an original novel authorized by the Chandler estate. Set in late 1930s Bay City, a down-on-his-luck Marlowe is hired to find the ex-lover of a glamorous heiress (Diane Kruger), daughter of a well-known movie star (Jessica Lange).
The disappearance is the first in a series of bewildering events, and soon Marlowe is embroiled in a deadly investigation and web of lies he’s determined to bring to light. Marlowe served as the main character in numerous works like “The Big Sleep” and “The Long Goodbye”.
Danny Huston, Alan Cumming, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ian Hart, Colm Meaney, Daniela Melchior and Francois Arnaud also star, while Neil Jordan (“The Crying Game”) directs from a script by William Monahan (“The Departed”).