Paramount Pictures has acquired graphic novel "The Killer" and will develop it as a directing vehicle for David Fincher. The film will be produced by Brad Pitt's Plan B Entertainment and Alexandra Milchan. Allesandro Camon will write the script, about a top assassin suddenly plagued by his conscience and a highly competent cop hot on his tail. The graphic novel was written by Matz, whose real name is Alexis Nolent.
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