Colin Firth has really come in leaps and bounds from the lowly days of playing Mr Darcy and his tight britches, and now he’s set to play the lead in a Brian De Palma film entitled Toyer. The interesting part is the blurb on IMDB:
Toyer is a madman, highly intelligent and masterfully manipulative, he charms his way into the homes of his victims, all beautiful young women and skillfully labotomizes them. With no trace of forced entry at the crime scenes, the police are baffled, and as the number of victims increases, they show no sign of solving the case. Enter Dr. Maude Garance. As the neurologist who cares for Toyer’s victims, Dr. Garance is living daily with the horror that Toyer’s savagery yields. She must stop him at any cost. As she builds a detailed psychological picture of the culprit she quickly realizes it will take every ounce of strength to expose him. However she may come face to face with him sooner than she thinks…
It does sound like a good story, although similar to the Lector kind of thing, but knowing De Palma I doubt it’s going to be that simple a comparison.
