Knifeman根据传记小说《The Knife Man：Blood, Body Snatching And The Birth of Modern Surgery》改编，主角苏格兰人John Hunter将被描述成一个倨傲而天赋异禀的怪才，在放血疗法仍然盛行的十八世纪，他敢为人先，在偷来的尸体上进行激进冒险的解剖实验，在放荡而潦倒的生活中推动了现代医学的发展。这个项目最初是被鬼才导演David Cronenberg相中的，不过他老人家最后并未屈尊。Set in 18th century London, Knifeman will focus on the untold story of a charming, arrogant, decorum-breaking genius who challenges societal norms to transform his visions into cutting-edge discoveries.
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