Now, Deadline is reporting that De Palma has been brought on by QED International and Safehouse Pictures to direct a new thriller called THE KEY MAN from screenwriter Joby Harold (AWAKE). The film is “about a single father who’s targeted by U.S. government agents because his body contains answers to important national secrets.” It’s supposed to be a throwback to the paranoia thrillers of the 70s like THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR and MARATHON MAN.
THE KEY MAN will supposedly begin production by the end of the year. But where does that leave PASSION? Did that project fall to the wayside?