Branagh finds 'Sleuth'
Law, Caine star in adaptation of Shaffer play
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Financing was arranged by Castle Rock, and the film will shoot in January at Twickenham Studios in London.
It's the second time Shaffer's play is getting movie treatment, and the second time Caine is playing a major role in the drama that revolves around two men vying for the same woman.
This time, Caine will play a brilliant thriller writer and social fixture who's so upset at losing his wife to a young hairdresser (Law) that he hatches a complex revenge plan. Caine played the hairdresser in the original and Laurence Olivier played the writer.
Both got Oscar nominations for the 1972 original film, as did director Joseph Mankiewicz.
Law is stepping into a screen role originated by Caine for the second time, after "Alfie."
Law, who will produce the film through his Riff Raff Prods. banner with Tom Sternberg and Simon Halfont, has been at the center of the project for the past three years, since Castle Rock acquired the play rights.
While Castle Rock usually distributes its films through Warner Bros., the company won't sell domestic or foreign distribution rights until the film has been completed.
Branagh recently directed a version of "As You Like It" and a film version of "The Magic Flute" that opens this week at the Venice and Toronto film festivals.
