Olin, Zilliacus join Hallstrom's 'Hypnotist'

LONDON -- Lena Olin and Finnish actor Tobias Zilliacus have grew to become an associate of Mikael Persbrandt since the leading cast in Lasse Hallstrom's "The Hypnotherapist," his first Swedish film for 20-4 years. Modified from Lars Kepler's worldwide bestseller, it's a thriller of a mental health expert (Persbrandt) who unwillingly confirms to help a detective (Zilliacus) through the use of hypnosis to discover the identity from the serial killer. Olin, who's married to Hallstrom, plays the hypnotist's wife. The pic, that will most likely be the start of a franchise, will start shooting within the month of the month of january, being released October 2012 in Sweden. It's produced by Borje Hansson and Peter Possne for Svensk Filmindustr and Sonet Film. Professional producer is Bertil Ohlsson, who produced Hallstrom's "What's Eating Gilbert Grape?" In other instance of the world curiosity about Scandinavian crime tales, Svensk has pre-offered the project to greater than 30 nations. Distribs include Studiocanal inside the U.K., TF1 in France, Prokino in German-speaking areas, Hopscotch/E1 in Nz and australia, Aurum in the united states, Keowon in Korea, UA in Hong Kong, Alfa Films in Argentina, Lumiere in Benelux, Cineplex in Colombia, EEAP in Eastern Europe, Rosebud inside a vacation in a holiday in greece and Levi in Israel. Kepler's 2009 novel has offered greater than 600,000 copies in Sweden alone. Hallstrom's latest film was "Seafood Fishing inside the Yemen," which opened up within the Toronto Film Festival. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com