Phillip Noyce to helm ‘Above Suspicion’

Filmmaker Phillip Noyce will direct the adaptation of “Above Suspicion,” a crime thriller written by New York Times columnist Joe Sharkey.

Variety says the story focuses on an FBI agent named Mark Putnam, who’s convicted for murder after an affair with an informer that threatened to end his career and marriage.

Chris Gerolmo is set to write the screenplay for the projet, which the trade says is expected to start shooting late next year.

Noyce’s directing credits include “The Saint,” “Rabbit-Proof Fence” and “The Quiet American.” His next project is the Angelina Jolie vehicle “Salt.”