DreamWorks has picked up North American rights to "Perfume," the period serial-killer drama based on Patrick Sueskind's international best-seller "Perfume: The Story of a Murderer," which Tom Tykwer is to direct says Reuters.
Ben Whishaw stars as Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, a Frenchman born with no sense of smell who develops a near super-human olfactory sense. Using his talent to create unrivaled perfumes, he turns to murder while searching for the ultimate scent.
Alan Rickman stars as perfume merchant Antoine Richis, who's daughter becomes one of Grenouille's targets. Shooting begins July at Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location in Spain and France. The 1985 novel stands as the most successful German novel since 1929's "All Quiet on the Western Front."
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