Derek Jacobi Goes to War for Schrader

Director Paul Schrader will be in theaters next with The Walker, which stars Woody Harrelson as a gay "walker" for Washington, D.C., society ladies at gala functions.

And for his next project, Schrader will team up with legendary gay actor Sir Derek Jacobi for the Holocaust drama Adam Resurrected.

The gritty film, which also stars Jeff Goldblum and Willem Dafoe, is based on the novel by Yoram Kaniuk, and tells the story of a circus performer in a concentration camp whose life is spared so he can entertain Jews on their way to the gas chambers. (Wait - isn't this the plot of Jerry Lewis' infamous, never-released The Day the Clown Cried?)

Shooting began in April, so don't be surprised to see Adam in theaters before the end of the year.