Director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck has returned to direct the spy thriller The Tourist after walking away from the project last fall because of creative differences.

According to Variety, the film stars Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie, and is now aiming for a spring start.

Jolie will play an Interpol agent who draws an unwitting tourist (Depp) into her attempt to locate a criminal who was once her lover.

Sam Worthington had been attached for the tourist role but left the project last fall.

The Tourist is a remake of the 2005 French thriller Anthony Zimmer.

The Tourist was released December 10th, 2010 and stars Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie, Rufus Sewell, Clément Sibony, Timothy Dalton, Julien Baumgartner, Bruno Wolkowitch, François Vincentelli. The film is directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck.