Hilary Swank has come on board Deon Taylor’s thriller Fatale, which begins shooting in September in Los Angeles. Fatale centers on a married man being tricked into a murder scheme by a seductive female police detective, portrayed by Swank. Taylor is directing and producing with his Hidden Empire Film Group partners Roxanne Avent and Robert F. Smith. David Loughery wrote the screenplay.
Endeavor Content will handle worldwide sales. Avent will oversee the production for Hidden Empire Film Group, which is fully financing the movie. Swank’s family drama What They Had opens in October through Bleecker Street. She won Oscars for Million Dollar Baby and Boys Don’t Cry.