Director Kevin MacDonald certainly seems keen to try as many genres as possible. He made the documentaries One Day In September and Touching The Void, went into drama mode for Last King Of Scotland, tried his hand at a thriller with State Of Play and in a few months time he’ll release the historical action pic, The Eagle Of The Ninth.
Now he’s trying his hand at a whodunit, as Variety reports that he’s signed up to make Murder Mystery, the first film from Tower Hill Entertainment. The company picked up the project from Disney, which had developed James Vanderbilt’s script, but then decided they didn’t want to make the movie.
The film revolves around an American couple on honeymoon in Europe, who are implicated when they witness a murder and get caught up in international intrigue.
It’s certainly a change of direction for MacDonald, but then, so have been all the films he’s made so far. Murder Mystery should start shooting later this year.