David "A History Of Violence" Cronenberg is in talks to direct actor Denzel Washington in “The Matarese Circle” for MGM. The studio acquired “Matarese,” a novel by author Robert Ludlum, in April and is eyeing a spring 2009 start. Premise of the book follows an American and a Soviet intelligence agent who must cooperate to stop a plot to topple the world’s governments.
Michael Brandt and Derek Haas wrote the adaptation.
Lorenzo di Bonaventura will produce with Nick Wechsler and Jeffrey Weiner.
MGM paid $4 million for the book following a bidding war...
