Diane Kruger and Ray Nicholson are set to star in a new thriller from writer-director Neil LaBute, titled “Out of the Blue.”

The filmmaker behind “The Wicker Man” and “In the Company of Men” will bring the stars together this week in Rhode Island for principal photography on the feature, billed as a contemporary tale of passionate love, deceit and the perfect murder.

Nicholson plays Connor, a man whose dull life is transformed into a thrilling fantasy world thanks to the seductive Marilyn (Kruger). He plunges headlong into the adulterous affair; the ex-con with a heart of gold seemingly destined for the raven-haired trophy wife. Marilyn is trapped in a nightmare with an abusive husband and vulnerable stepdaughter. Desperate and with a history of violence, Connor will do almost anything to see him dead.

Quiver Distribution announced the film on Monday. Berry Meyerowitz and Tara Craig will produce. Jeff Sackman and Larry Greenberg will executive-produce for Quiver, which packaged the project and arranged the film’s financing with BondIt Media Capital.

“Neil LaBute is one of the most ingenious and powerful contemporary filmmakers,” Quiver co-presidents Meyerowitz and Jeff Sackman said. “It has been incredible to watch this project take form with the talents of Diane and Ray, and we are eager for filming to begin!”

Kruger can next be seen in Universal Pictures’ “The 355,” directed by Simon Kinberg. Previous credits include Quentin Tarantino’s Oscar-winning “Inglourious Basterds.”

LaBute is a prolific playwright, screenwriter and director best known for writing and directing the 1997 black comedy “In the Company of Men.” (SD-Agencies)