The Ideal Man
The Ideal Man is a feature film that is in development with Jim Thompson Thai Silk Company and Foreign Concept Entertainment attached. Dylan Tarason (executive producer), Michael Rifkin (executive producer) and Michael Belyea (producer) are attached. It is scheduled to shoot in Bangkok, Thailand in June 2027. Production List last updated this listing on June 15, 2026.
Project Summary
The Ideal Man follows the mysterious disappearance of Jim Thompson, the former OSS operative turned Thai silk magnate who vanished in 1967. Foreign Concept Entertainment is developing the project with writer Dorothy Kozak Snoke adapting Joshua Kurlantzick's biography of the same name. Producer Michael Belyea leads the production, with executive producers Dylan Tarason and Michael Rifkin attached. The film explores Thompson's suspicious disappearance during the height of the Vietnam War and the range of suspects implicated in the case. Principal photography is expected to begin in Bangkok in mid-2027, with a director currently being finalized. The project is being shopped to buyers at the Cannes Film Market and is being developed in association with the Jim Thompson Thai Silk Company, which Thompson founded in 1951.
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Cast & Crew
Writing
| Writer | Dorothy Kozak Snoke |
Production
| Producer | Michael Belyea |
| Producer | Dorothy Kozak Snoke |
| Executive Producer | Dylan Tarason |
| Executive Producer | Michael Rifkin |
Contact details for each person listed are on file and available to members.
Working on The Ideal Man
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Source: Production List, published by the Film & Television Industry Alliance. Cite this page as https://www.productionlist.com/production/the-ideal-man (last updated Jun 15, 2026).