William Monahan has won much acclaim for his screenplays for the likes of Body of Lies, Edge Of Darkness and The Departed (winning as Oscar for the latter), and didn’t do a bad job with his first directorial venture, London Boulevard. Now he wants to go back behind the camera as Deadline reports he’s set up a deal to write and direct the crime thriller, Mojave.
Plot details for the project are being held under wraps, but producer Will Green commented, “This script is Monahan at his absolute best.”
The film will be a low budget venture, as Atlas Independent, which is producing the movie, specialises in movies with a budget under $10 million. Production is expected to begin in Southern California this summer.