It’s been announced that Robert Pattinson has some company in the thriller Idol’s eyes, as Deadline reports that Robert de Niro has signed on, while Variety adds that Rachel Weisz will star too.
Olivier Assayas will direct the movie, which will start shooting in October. Idol’s Eye is ‘is based on a 2007 Playboy article called Boosting The Big Tuna by Hillel Levin. It follows a group of thieves who rob a man who turns out to be Chicago mafia boss Tony Accardo. ‘ It has been described as a sophisticated, heist action/thriller.
It’s not clear who the actors will play.
Assayas is best known for Carlos The Jackal and had the English-language drama Clouds of Sils Maria playing in competition in Cannes this year.
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