Four More See 'The Killer Inside' Casey Affleck

About three months ago, we discussed the very cool adaptation in the works for The Killer Inside Me. Casey Affleck and Jessica Alba will star in the film, based on the novel by The Dimestore Dostoyevsky, Jim Thompson. If you're not familiar with Thompson's name, you probably are familiar with his work, which includes two Stanley Kubrick movies (Paths to Glory and The Killing), plus The Grifters, The Getaway, and After Dark, My Sweet. Dark stuff, mostly, and The Killer Inside Me would suggest more of the same based on the title alone. And yes, it's pretty screwed up stuff. Affleck will play a sheriff who over the course of the film becomes a homicidal maniac, while Alba plays a pro. Screen Daily has announced that four new cast members have signed on - Kate Hudson, Elias Koteas, Bill Pullman and Ned Beatty. Odd that Hudson would show up here. The film only has a $13 million budget, and it's not a romantic comedy. Well, good for her; I've been waiting for Hudson to act again. It's been eight years. Michael Winterbottom (A Mighty Heart, 24 Hour Party People) will direct The Killer Inside Me, which should come out in 2010. Expect a festival run first, though.

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[loveisintheair]

ill look for this movie to watch, sounds interesting
loveisintheair

[Will]

Mr. Affleck is in the same position Josh Brolin has been in...what will he follow up last year's amazing performances with?

Since managing Jouquin Phoenix does not cut it, here's hoping this is a corner turned!