Joseph Fiennes is in negotiations to star opposite Heather Graham in "Killing Me Softly,'' the first English-language picture from Chinese director Chen Kaige, reported FOXNEWS.com.
The erotic thriller, based on the novel by Nicci French, talks about a London research scientist (Graham) who opts out of her comfortable but ordinary relationship with her boyfriend and into a dangerously obsessive bond with a handsome and mysterious mountaineer.
"Killing'' is set to start shooting in London on Oct. 29, with an eye to release in fall 2001. MGM earlier this month paid about $10 million for North American distribution rights on the $25 million picture. Overseas deals are pending.
Fiennes, Ralph Fiennes younger brother, will next appear with Jude Law in Jean Jacques Annaud's "Enemy at the Gates''-Albawaba.com.
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