Media Rights Capital announced director David Cronenberg (A Dangerous Method) is ready to take on series TV for the first time and is set to direct the pilot of Knifeman. Cronenberg will also serve as an executive producer alongside Sam Raimi, Rolin Jones, and Ron Fitzgerald (Friday Night Lights, Weeds). Jones and Fitzgerald came up with the story based on the novel by Wendy Moore, with Jones writing the script.
Cronenberg recently completed filming Cosmopolis starring Robert Pattinson, Paul Giamatti and Juliette Binoche, and is developing the sequel to Eastern Promises.
The Plot:
Knifeman follows the trials and triumphs of a radical, self-educated surgeon delivering a visceral and psychological portrait of the extraordinary and unorthodox lengths he will go to uncover the secrets of the human body.
Source: Media Rights Capital – March 12, 2012
David Cronenberg and Sam Raimi Unite for Knifeman
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