February 9, 2001
The Arizona Republic
Movie Buzz

A Killer Part

Imagine Matt Damon 20 years older. If you pictured John Malkovich, you share the vision of the makers of Ripley's Game. In it, Malkovich will play the psychopathic Tom Ripley, Damon's role in The Talented Mr. Ripley. He's two decades older but still a killer.

"That's my product," Malkovich told Britain's Evening Standard. "Of course I could play innocent, but that's not what I'm ever asked to do. It' s something to do with the way I'm perceived, which I don't hold to be accurate."

The new movie, which, like the first, is based on Patricia Highsmith' s novel, is shooting in Italy.

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