Anton Corbijn to direct 'A Most Wanted Man'

The American director Anton Corbijn will next helm a big-screen version of John le Carré's political thriller A Most Wanted Man.

The novel, published in 2008, centres on a Chechian Muslim who illegally immigrates to Hamburg and gets caught up in the war on terror.

Edge of Darkness screenwriter Andrew Bovell has been hired to pen the adaptation, say The Hollywood Reporter.

Corbijn will begin shooting the political thriller in Hamburg this winter.

The Dutch filmmaker, who also directed Ian Curtis biopic Control, has previously stated that his third movie will be his last.

le Carré books that have previously been turned into movies include The Spy Who Came in from the Cold and The Constant Gardener. An adaptation of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, starring Gary Oldman, Colin Firth and Tom Hardy, will be released later this year.

Watch the trailer for Anton Corbijn's The American below: