With the big screen remake of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy currently hitting theaters in the U.K., John le Carré's sons, Stephen and Simon Cornwell, are looking to film more of their father's works through their production company, the Ink Factory, which launched last year, Variety reported.
"We didn't set off with the intention of getting involved in my father's stuff, but he found out about it when he was writing his last book, and he suggested we take it on," said Simon. Plans call for film versions of Our Kind of Traitor, A Most Wanted Man and The Mission Song, in partnership with Gail Egan of Potboiler Films, who produced The Constant Gardener.
"Tinker Tailor has clearly re-established John le Carré in people's minds," said Simon. "It's also a really good, interesting and brave film, so from my point of view it sets the bar very high, but also shows just how good a movie you can make if you really commit."
Le Carré is credited as an executive producer on Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, and is "deeply involved" with Ink Factory's projects, too. "Financially we're all in it together," Simon noted. "He likes to be available as a resource to the scriptwriters, but he also hands people the flexibility to do it their way. He says don't make a film of the book, make a film of the film."
