Schweiger to star in killer pic

SchweigerBERLIN -- German star Til Schweiger requires a relaxation from his trademark screwball comedies and achieving deadly serious for his next pic, an action thriller of a professional hitman.Schweiger is writing, pointing and creating "The Protector," that needs to date acquired Euros600,000 ($850,434) within the German Federal Film Fund (FFA).The multi-hyphenate will produce via his Berlin-based Barefoot Films. Paul Maurice is co-writing the script.Schweiger's last film, "Kokowaah," of a skirt-chasing after after author whose existence is switched upside lower each time a youthful girl appears on his doorstep, acquired some $43 million within the German box office this year, which causes it to be most likely the very best domestic pic of year together with a significant hit for Warner Bros. Contact Erection dysfunction Meza at staff@variety.com