Jodie Foster to direct new film on the theft of the Mona Lisa The director will helm the project, which delves into how Vicenzo Peruggia, an employee of the Louvre museum in Paris, stole Leonardo da Vinci's famous portrait.
Producer Jeffrey Soros confirmed the news at the Sundance Film Festival and feels that audiences should be excited about the movie.
He told Deadline: Soros also suggested that the project is being made "in the mould" of 1968 heist classic 'The Thomas Crown Affair'.
He explained: