Helen Mirren goes for ‘Debt’

Helen Mirren is set to star in John Madden’s thriller “The Debt,” a remake of the 2007 Israeli film “Ha-Hov,” according to Variety.

Assaf Bernstein’s original film follows three Israeli intelligence agents who catch a Nazi war criminal during the 1960s but never grant him an official trail.

But more than 30 years later, when their target’s escape threatens to expose their old cover-up, one of the agents is forced to track him down and eliminate him once and for all.

Mirren plays one of the Mossad agents in the project, which begins production next year.

Mirren, who won an Oscar for her performance in “The Queen,” was last seen in “National Treasure: Book of Secrets.” She will next star in Iain Softley’s adventure “Inkheart,” due in theaters Jan. 9, 2009.