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Martin Scorsese To Return To The Crime Thriller Genre With 'The Snowman'

If your a Scorsese fan they you may want to call your coun Eddie for this next nugget of goodness. According to the Hollywood Reporter, it has been confirmed that Marty will be directing the feature film adaptation of Norwegian author Jo Nesbo's global bestseller The Snowman.

With Snowman, Scorsese will shift away from the family-friendly approach of Hugo to the crime thriller genre of his Oscar-winning The Departed. The novel which is the seventh book in the Harry Hole franchise, features the aforementioned Norwegian detective who can best be described as an anti-authoritarian, anti-sobriety cop, who investigates particularly gruesome killings.

The Snowman concerns a son who finds his mother’s pink scarf wrapped around the neck of a ominous looking snowman. Hole realizes she is the latest victim of a serial killer.



Scorsese is said to have been interested in the project for quite some time now but it was ultimately up to Nesbo to give the final approval for the director. As part of the deal Nesbo insted that 'Snowman' be shot on location in Olso, where the book is set. Screenwriter Matthew Michael Carnahan (World War Z) will pen the script.

Source:The Hollywood Reporter