Tom Tykwer is set to direct the new thriller The International. According to The Hollywood Reporter, X Filme is producing the project alongside Sony Pictures Entertainment and Studio Babelsberg.

The film revolves around an Interpol agent who attempts to expose a high-profile financial institution's role in an international arms dealing ring.

The film stars Clive Owen, Naomi Watts and Armin Mueller-Stahl. It begins shooting in September.

The International was released February 13th, 2009 and stars Clive Owen, Naomi Watts, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Ulrich Thomsen, Brian F. O'Byrne, Michel Voletti, Patrick Baladi, Jay Villiers. The film is directed by Tom Tykwer.