Amazon Picks Up Spy Thriller ALL THE OLD KNIVES Starring Chris Pine and Thandie Newton

Amazon Studios has picked up the rights to the upcoming spy thriller All The Old Knives, starring Chris Pine and Thandie Newton. Janus Metz, who directed episodes of ZeroZeroZero for Amazon, is on board to direct. The story is based on the novel by Olen Steinhauer, who also adapted the screenplay.

Here’s the synopsis via Deadline:

The story is set in the town of Carmel-by-the-Sea and follows ex-lovers — one a CIA spy, one an ex-spy — meet over dinner to reminisce on their time together at Vienna station. The conversation moves inevitably to the disastrous hijacking of Royal Jordanian Flight 127, which ended in the deaths of all on board. That failure haunts the CIA to this day, and Henry has come to Carmel to close the book on that seedy chapter. As they parry, flirting, over California cuisine, it becomes clear that one of them is not going to survive the meal.

This sounds like an exciting movie, and Pine and Newton are fantastic for the roles. I’m definitely interested in checking this out when it comes to Amazon. How about you?