David Cronenberg takes on 'Cosmopolis'

Alfama Films and Toronto Antenna to co-produce

By Rebecca Leffler

July 24, 2009, 12:56 PM ET

PARIS -- Canadian filmmaker David Cronenberg will bring Don DeLillo's novel "Cosmopolis" to the big screen, the film's producer said Friday.

Paulo Branco's Paris-based production house Alfama Films will co-produce with Cronenberg's Toronto Antenna Ltd.

"Cosmopolis," which has yet to be cast, will tell DeLillo's story of a 28 year-old billionaire who crosses Manhattan for a haircut.

The film is set to start shooting in 2010 in New York and Toronto. "Cosmopolis" is DeLillo's 13th novel published in 2003 by Scribner.

David Cronenberg takes on 'Cosmopolis'

Alfama Films and Toronto Antenna to co-produce

By Rebecca Leffler

July 24, 2009, 12:56 PM ET