19/03/2019 - Oscar-winning filmmaker Danis Tanović is directing an adaptation of the James Patterson and Liza Marklund bestseller The Postcard Killers

Actors Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Connie Nielsen

Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Connie Nielsen are starring alongside Denis O’Hare (American Horror Story, Allure), Naomi Battrick (Jamestown, A Very English Scandal [+see also:
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With a truly international focus, the film’s extensive cast will also include Sallie Harmsen (Blade Runner 2049 [+see also:
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Academy Award winner Danis Tanović is directing his first feature since Death in Sarajevo [+see also:
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The Postcard Killings is a crime story following a hardened New York detective, Jacob Kanon (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), in search of the person responsible for the murder of his only daughter. Across Europe, newly-wed couples are being targeted in a string of bizarre homicides that leave the young victims’ bodies looking like copies of great works of art. 

The film will be produced by Good Films’ Miriam Segal (City of Lies [+see also:
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James Patterson said: “It’s always a thrill to have my books made into films and to see my characters come alive on the big screen. We’re excited that production is under way on The Postcard Killings and can’t wait to see the end result.”