Ezra Miller To Star In Japanese Novel Adaptation, THE MOURNER

Ezra Miller is set to star in thriller The Mourner, according to Deadline. Echo Lake Entertainment is producing the film and Paradigm will begin sales on the project at the EFM in Berlin.

The Mourner follows a jaded and embittered homicide detective on the trail of murderous sex traffickers, who discovers new spiritual meaning in her life when she comes across a mystical young man (Miller) whose calling in life is to mourn the dead who have no one else to mourn them.

The film is based on the Japanese Novel by Arata Tendo, who won the Naoki Prize in 2008 for Itamu Hito (The Mourner). The book got a Japanese-language adaptation in 2015.

The Mourner will be directed by Casper Kiriya from a script by Robin Shushan Mike Marcus will produce for Echo Lake Entertainment, along with Kiriya. Production on the film is planned for summer 2019.

Miller is best known for his roles in Justice League and Fantastic Beasts. He will be reprising his role as THE FLASH in DC Universe's stand-alone movie about the superhero character.

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