When Juan Jose Campanella won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film back in 2009 for Secret In their Eyes, it was only a matter of time before Hollywood came calling. Not necessarily to hire Campanella (his only film since is the animated foosball comedy Underdogs) but to remake his award-winning thriller. Writer and director Billy Ray (Shattered Glass) has been on board since the beginning, and while it took awhile to gather the star-studded cast, the film is coming to theaters later this year and new trailer plus a batch of photos have arrived.
Starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Nicole Kidman, and Julia Roberts, this version of The Secret In Their Eyes has undergone some slight tweaks to the story, but still centers on a years-long murder investigation needing to be solved. Here is the full synopsis:
A tight-knit team of rising FBI investigators - Ray (Chiwetel Ejiofor) and Jess (Julia Roberts), along with their District Attorney supervisor Claire (Nicole Kidman) - is suddenly torn apart when they discover that Jess's teenage daughter has been brutally and inexplicably murdered.
Now, thirteen years later, after obsessively searching every day for the elusive killer, Ray finally uncovers a new lead that he's certain can permanently resolve the case, nail the vicious murderer, and bring long-desired closure to his team. No one is prepared, however, for the shocking, unspeakable secret that will reveal the enduring, destructive effects of personal vengeance on the human soul.
Interweaving past and present, this deeply layered mystery explores the murky boundaries between justice and revenge, and asks the question: how far would you go to right an unfathomable wrong?
Secret In Their Eyes opens October 23rd.
