There doesn't seem to be any explanation out there for it, but the influx of Swedish cinema in recent years is pretty astounding. Names like Tomas Alfredson and Noomi Rapace, as well as titles like Let The Right One In, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo and Snabba Cash have pushed tons of attention towards the Nordic country. As a result, we really shouldn't be surprised to see some filmmakers returning to their Swedish roots, and that's exactly what Lasse Hallstrom is doing.
It has been revealed that the Cider House Rules and Chocolat director will be making his first Swedish film in 24 years with The Hypnotist, according to THR. An adaptation of the best selling book by Lars Kepler, the series is the second most popular Swedish books worldwide, second only to Stieg Larsson's Millenium trilogy. In the adaptation, a triple homicide has only one witness, a young boy who is too traumatized to testify. Wanting to find those that committed the crime, the series' main character, Detective Joona Linna, convinces a psychologist to hypnotize the child to find out the truth.
Sounds interesting, but I only have one question: what's the over/under on the amount of time until we hear about an English language adaptation?
