Lasse Hallstrom Gears Up for His First-Ever Thriller, 'The Hypnotist' (Berlin)

3:04 PM PST 2/12/2011 by Scott Roxborough

BERLIN -- Veteran Swedish director Lasse Hallstrom (The Cider House Rules) is getting back to his roots, and going in an entirely new direction with The Hypnotist, his new project and the reason he's flown in to Berlin to drum up interest in buyers and the media.