- The film is based correspondent Robert Harrisof the same name novel, the novel won the 2008 International Thriller Writers Guild Award for Best Novel.
- Polanski and the author Harris worked on the adaptation of the novel.
- The role of Adam Long in the film is often considered to be "a version" of Blair.
- At the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, Polanski announced that his next work was not "Shadow Writer", but another best-selling novel "Pompeii"Robert Harris .
- The film entered the pre-production stage in November 2007. It was expected to be completed in the fall of 2009, but the director Polanski was arrested by the Swiss police in November 2009, so the production of the film was delayed. Finally, it was not shown at the Berlin Film Festival until February 2010.
- Polanski has determined that he will not attend the 2010 Berlin Film Festival because he is busy with litigation cases.
- While being held by the Swiss police, Polanski used telephone, email, and video methods to "guide" the filming of the film.
- The role of the shadow writer was originally intended to be played by Nicholas Cage. Later, Ivan McGregor replaced him.
- This is the first thriller filmed by Polanski since the film "The Ninth Gate" with a time background set in the present.
- Robert Ben Moussa and Alan Thad are the producers of this film. Prior to this, they also collaborated with Polanski on "The Pianist" and "Orphan Twist."
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Extended Reading
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Eveline 2022-03-23 09:01:48
Having read the original novel of the same name by Robert Harris, I was shocked by the author's strategy and bold imagination, but when Roman Polanski put this story on the screen, I discovered that in front of the master, "Isolation Island" is What a pediatrician it seems. The truth is, Polanski's film didn't let me down. above.
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Andreanne 2021-11-28 08:01:19
It can be summed up in one sentence: "You know too much." . . It's all about shaking the baggage at the end of the 10 minutes. . . In the last scene, the messy paper heart in the sky was picked up... It was a classic. . . . Suddenly feel the powerlessness of fate. . . . 3 stars for the plot, 1 star for the soundtrack and scenery, and 1 star for Ewan~
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Paul Emmett: I doubt it very much. The gate will open automatically. Be sure to make a right at the bottom of the drive. If you turn left, the road will take you deeper into the woods and you may never be seen again.
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The Ghost: I really don't think this is a good idea.
Richard Rycart: You have no choice.
The Ghost: Emmett must have told Lang I've been to see him.
Richard Rycart: So what's he going to do about it? Dump you in the ocean?
The Ghost: Well it happened before.
Richard Rycart: Which means it can't happen again. He can't drown two ghost writers, for God's sake. You're not kittens.