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Universal Pictures module distribute the feature flick produce of Evangelist LeCarre's artist Cold War wrecker novel, "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy."  Deadline tone reports that the flat is hunting towards a November or December release fellow for the picture, which stars Gary Oldman, newborn Oscar-winner Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, Mark Strong and Ciaran Hinds.

This was digit of the hot properties existence shopped at the songster Film Festival, where prospective distributors got to concealment whatever footage from the movie, which is ease in post-production.  They were also presented the opportunity to feature the screenplay by by Bride O'Connor and saint Straughan.

Universal has a first-look care with production consort Working Title, which it initially didn't training here.  Then the picture got hot in Berlin, with The Weinstein Company and Summit Entertainment dead display interest.  Then Universal got fascinated and took the send soured the table.  Studiocanal, which financed the film, module distribute in the U.K., France and Germany, and module handle the rest of the planetary sales.

This is administrator Tomas Alfredson's follow-up to his planetary vampire sensation, "Let the Right One In," recently remade low the denomination "Let Me In," by Hammer Films and administrator Matt Reeves.  Filmmaking runs in the family.  Alfredson's brother justice directed the Stieg Larsson adaptations "The Girl Who Played With Fire" and "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest."

LeCarre's novel, about spymaster George Smiley existence lured discover of semi-retirement to ferret discover a Soviet mole, is an recognized classic.  It was filmed as a nation miniseries in 1979 by administrator Evangelist Irvin ("The Dogs of War," "Ghost Story," "Champions," "Turtle Diary," "Raw Deal," "The Garden of Eden") with Sir Alec Guinness frankly brilliant as Smiley.

Early word is that the produce is a triumph for Oldman.