Sweden’s Chimney and Film Väst join US thriller Beyond Deceit

CINEUROPA: Sweden’s Chimney, which co-produced Swedish director Stig Björkman’s Ingrid Bergman – In Her Own Words (which will have its world premiere at Cannes), and Swedish regional film centre Film i Väst have joined the US production of Beyond Deceit , the directorial debut by US screenwriter Shintaro Shimosawa, currently shooting in New Orleans.

According to Sweden’s DN , footage is now reaching the Swedish editorial team comprising Gregers Dohn , Henrik Källberg and Gustav Öström at Chimney’s Stockholm headquarters; sound, light design and visual effects are in the hands of Mattias Eklund , Mats Holmgren and Andreas Hylander , respectively, who have all received a Guldbagge, Sweden’s national film prize, for their work. Post-production will take place in Trollhättan and Gothenburg.

Scripted by Adam Mason and Simon Boyes , Beyond Deceit follows an ambitious young lawyer who takes a case against the ruthless executive of a large pharmaceutical company, only to find himself tangled up in blackmail, corruption and murder. Ellen S Wander is producing, with William DeLaney co-producing, for Mike and Marty Productions.

The international cast includes Josh Duhamel as the lawyer, Al Pacino as his mentor and Anthony Hopkins as the pharmaceutical chief, as well as Swedish-Canadian actress Malin Akerman , Alice Eve , Julia Stiles and Byung-hun Lee . Lionsgate will handle US distribution, and a US release has been scheduled for early 2016.

Chimney has previously co-produced such films as Hungarian director Kornel Mundruczo ’s White God [+] (2014).

Jørn Rossing Jensen