Game of Thrones and Boardwalk Empire director Brian Kirk is currently in talks to direct the feature film adaptation of Robert Ludlum's novel The Osterman Weekend.
The script for the film was written by Simon Kinberg and Jesse Wigutow, and the story sounds pretty awesome. I've read a few of Ludlum's novels over the years, but not this one. According to Deadline, the story is a conspiracy murder mystery that follows the man on the run. "On the eve of an annual weekend getaway with friends, John Tanner is visited by a reporter who tells him his friends aren’t who he thinks they are. When the reporter turns up dead, Tanner gets caught in downward spiral of doubt and paranoia and, ultimately, a desperate fight to stay alive long enough to figure out who he can trust and who’s out to kill him."
This would be the second time the book was adapted into a film. There was also a version made back in 1983 starring Rutger Haur, John Hurt, Craig T. Nelson, and Dennis Hopper. I've never seen the film, but with a cast like that, I just might have to check it out soon.
Kirk is currently developing a couple other projects such as Paper Wings at Sony with the possibility of Tom Cruise starring, as well as the Guillermo Del Toro-produced Universal Pictures film Midnight Delivery. I think this could also be a good project for him to take on, what are your thoughts?