According to early reports Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara have signed on to star in the upcoming drama thriller film called ‘The Island’, which is based on real events. It will be written and directed by acclaimed Polish filmmaker Pawel Pawlikowski, and is set to begin filming next year.
“An American couple in the 1930’s escape to their own private paradise on a deserted island and live off the land,” reads the synopsis. “But after a millionaire passing by on his yacht turns the couple into a tabloid newspaper sensation, a self-styled countess appears with two lovers and plans to build a luxury hotel on the island. As battle lines are quickly drawn, psychological warfare ensues between the countess and the American couple as sexual infidelity, betrayal, and eventually, murder takes place among the island interlopers.”
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