Tilda Swinton Wants to ‘Talk About Kevin’

Tilda Swinton has signed on to star in ‘We Need to Talk About Kevin.’   The film, based on the 2003 novel by Lionel Shriver.   The film is being written and is tentatively going to be directed by Lynne Ramsay (‘Ratcatcher’ and ‘Morvern Callar’).

The Hollywood Reporter has this synopsis: “The movie, based on Lionel Shriver’s novel, tells the story of a smart, educated New York mother who does her best to raise a son she never wanted in the first place. He turns out to be extremely difficult and is at the center of the woman’s marital breakdown before going on a killing spree at his high school with a crossbow.”

Filming is scheduled to begin before the end of the year.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter