A website has been launched for the new David Fincher film Zodiac which includes contributions from Robert Graysmith, who wrote the book on which the film is based and who is played by Jake Gyllenhaal in the film.
Graysmith will also be answering questions from fans in the site forum. Graysmith will also be reading extracts from his books and will be taking part in an audio interview as well to mark the release of the film. The Q and A is available at www.zodiacevidence.co.uk.
Robert Graysmith is the author of the original Zodiac books (Zodiac and Zodiac Unmasked) which have now sold over 400 million copies worldwide and on which the film is based.
While writing the books, Graysmith uncovered new information on the unsolved crimes, conducted 200 interviews, tracked down missing witnesses, surviving victims and possible suspects. He illustrated the books with composite sketches, maps, graphs and also drew the original cover. Graysmith honed his investigative skills during the 10-year reporting process for the book. Today many of the detectives on the case publicly concede that the lead suspect in the books, a convicted felon now deceased, was the long-sought serial killer.
As Gyllenhaal himself sums up: "I think what is most interesting about this story is that when something like this happens there’s mass hysteria. And then it’s given to the experts. And sometimes the experts don’t have the same heart that just a kind of a regular guy like Robert Graysmith would have."
Zodiac is released through Warners in cinemas this Friday.
