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The Tourist is an upcoming comedy-drama thriller film directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck starring Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp. It is a remake of the French film Anthony Zimmer.
[edit] Premise
An American tourist (Depp) is used by an English woman (Jolie) in an attempt to flush out a criminal with whom she once had an affair.
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, the director of the film was quoted saying in an interview:
"It's a love story, that's for sure. Imagine a woman who is just so
elegant and sophisticated and educated and has lived in that world and
now, through a whole set of circumstances, suddenly falls in love with a
guy who is not any of those things, and it just somehow confuses her
whole world because that was not meant to happen.
She had it all worked out, she had this grand master plan, and
neither he nor she had thought it possible that they would fall in love
with each other. I have to keep the real details a secret otherwise you
won't have any fun seeing it."
Frank (Depp) is an American tourist visiting Italy to mend a broken heart. Elise (Jolie)
is an extraordinary woman who deliberately crosses his path in order to
mislead all those following her former lover, Alexander Pearce, a
criminal wanted in fourteen countries who has stolen money from a
gangster (Berkoff) and is being pursued by an agent (Bettany). Against the breathtaking backdrop of Venice,
Frank attempts to forge a potential romance but soon finds himself a
target as he and Elise are caught in a whirlwind of intrigue and danger.
The movie follows the series of manipulations, as characters realise
that they are merely pieces being played by an unseen mastermind of the
game.
[edit] Production
The project went through a number of directorial changes. Originally the film was set with Lasse Hallström but he left over scheduling conflicts. Then Bharat Nalluri came on but later left. When Jolie accepted her role, so did Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck but he left over "creative differences" along with Sam Worthington. After many names were mooted, including Alfonso Cuarón, Donnersmarck returned.
Tom Cruise was originally going to play the lead role but was replaced by Sam Worthington. Johnny Depp then replaced Worthington. Charlize Theron was, at one point, set to play Jolie's role.
Filming began in Paris with Angelina Jolie, on 23 February 2010[1] and moved to Venice, where Johnny Depp joined the production, on March 1.[2]
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