German-Irish actor in line to play maverick (an independent, nonconformist person) Norwegian cop Harry Hole in Hollywood’s latest nordic noir ventureMichael Fassbender is in talks to star as the hardboiled Oslo detective Harry Hole in Hollywood’s long-gestating adaptation of the Jo Nesbø crime novel The Snowman,reports Variety.
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’s Tomas Alfredson was announced as the director of the film, based on the seventh of Nesbøs bestselling books, or in April final year. Martin Scorsese,who was expected to assume charge of the cameras when the project was first announced four years ago, will now assume an executive producer’s role.
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Source: theguardian.com