The first trailer forDark Crimesis here. While you may not have heard ofDark Crimes, or the insane true story that inspired the movie, you’ve almost certainly heard ofJim Carrey, who stars as the protagonist. Carrey hasn’t been acting as much these days, but he returns in a very serious role as an obsessive cop in what looks to be a very gritty true-crime thriller.
Dark Crimes, originally titledTrue Crimes, is based on David Grann’s 2008New Yorkerarticle titledTrue Crimes: A postmodern murder mystery. Director Alexandros Avranas (Love Me Not) brings the real-life tale to the screen, with Jim Carrey on board as adetective who becomes obsessed with a murder case. Given Carrey’s level of commitment to certain roles he takes on, one has to imagine after watching this trailer that he might have put himself, and those around him, through the ringer while filming this, as it looks to be dark, bleak and very gritty, dealing with some very uncomfortable subject matter. If you’ve seen the Netflix documentaryJim and Andy: The Great Beyond, you know that Carrey can get a little carried away when he digs into a role.
The movie centers on a police officer named Tadek, who finds similarities between an unsolved murder and a crime outlined in a book by famed writer Krystov Kozlow, played by Martin Csokas. As Tadek begins to track Kozlow and his girlfriend, a mysterious sex club worker played by Charlotte Gainsbourg, his obsession grows and hedescends into a criminal underworld, all to discover the shocking truth. The trailer doesn’t really let on as to what this shocking truth may be, but it certainly hints at quite a few twists and turns along the way. In addition to what looks to be a committed performance from Jim Carrey.
Jim Carrey is stillknown best for his comedic work, rising to prominence in the 90s with hit movies likeAce Ventura: Pet Detective,Liar LiarandDumb and Dumber. But as his career progressed, he started taking on more serious roles in movies likeThe Truman Show,Man on the MoonandEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. These have turned out to be some of his most memorable performances. So the fact that he’s taking on another serious role is probably worth paying attention to, even if it is in a mostly VOD movie with a limited theatrical release.
The screenplay forDark Crimeswas written by Jeremy Brock (The Last King of Scotland), and is executive produced by Bron Capital Partners' Patrick Murray,RatPac Entertainment, Kasia Nabialczyk and James Packer. Saban Films is handling distribution.Dark Crimeswill first be released April 19 on DirecTV before opening in select theaters and arriving on digital platforms on May 11. Be sure to check out theDark Crimestrailer, courtesy of the Zero Media YouTube channel, for yourself below.
