Updated 1:53 a.m.

GREENSBORO — A psychological thriller starring actress Kate Beckinsale will be filmed in Greensboro this year.

“The Disappointments Room” will be shot in and around the Piedmont Triad, with its main location in Greensboro, said Aaron Syrett, the director of the N.C. Film Office.

“It’s about time,” a pleased Syrett said about the state landing the film.

His office and the Piedmont Triad Film Commission have worked for 18 months on the project. But the film switched production companies a few times before landing with Relativity Media, a California company, he said.

The Deadline Hollywood website at www.deadline.com has reported that Relativity closed a deal to fully finance the project.

Syrett declined to say exactly where the film will be shot. He said he doesn’t know when it will start but that it could be in late August or early September, and last about 25 to 30 days.

Relativity said Tuesday that it had not confirmed a filming location or a start date.

Rebecca Clark, the director of the Piedmont Triad Film Commission, declined to comment.

Syrett and Clark work to recruit film and television production to the state. The state offers a 25 percent refundable tax credit to productions spending over $250,000.

The credit is set to expire at the end of the year. Incentive changes are expected to be part of state budget negotiations.