BAFTA-nominated director Anton Corbijn may just be one of the most interesting filmmakers working today. Aside from directing Control, which tells the short life story of Joy Division singer Ian Curtis, Corbijn also helms the occasional Depeche Mode music video and some other music videos for bands like Coldplay, U2, and Arcade Fire. While at Sundance Film Festival to promote his latest film—and his very first feature documentary—Squaring The Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis), Corbijn talked to Collider about present and future projects.
During the interview, Corbijn revealed to our own Editor-in-Chief Steve Weintraub that he’s already working on a brand-new feature film, and it’s called Switzerland. In Corbijn’s own words, Switzerland is “A story about Patricia Highsmith, who was the writer of The Talented Mr. Ripley and Strangers on a Train for [Alfred] Hitchcock, and stuff like that.” Even though it sounds like a biopic, the director stressed that it will be a fictional story with biographical elements.
We Won’t Have to Wait Too Long for Switzerland
Corbijn also revealed that Switzerland is coming sooner rather than later: He and his crew hope to start filming this October or November in Europe, so it’s safe to say they’ll be in the movie title’s location—Highsmith died in Switzerland in 1994 at 74 years old. In any case, this is a pretty big development for Corbijn, considering that he’s known for spacing out his feature film projects. His last movie, Life, came out in 2015. And fans of his work know he’s got a great hand for telling real-life stories, so Switzerland will definitely be a must-watch.
