By MICHAEL GINGOLD
This combo of directors and stars sounds great to us.
Deadline reports that David Harbour (STRANGER THINGS) and Rebecca Hall (THE NIGHT HOUSE, RESURRECTION) are in “final negotiations” to star in A HEAD FULL OF GHOSTS. Lionsgate has picked up worldwide rights to the movie, which will be written and directed by Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala, the acclaimed filmmakers behind GOODNIGHT MOMMY, THE LODGE and THE DEVIL’S BATH. The project is based on Paul Tremblay’s 2015 novel, and Esmé Creed-Miles (THE SANDMAN) is also set to co-star. The synopsis: “The Barretts’ suburban life is torn apart when their teenage daughter’s descent into madness becomes the subject of a reality show. Fifteen years later, her sister Merry faces her family’s haunting past with a journalist, uncovering the very nature of the evil that destroyed them.”
Production is set to begin in March, and Lionsgate Motion Picture Group chair Adam Fogelson says, “We’re thrilled to partner with [production outfits] Team Downey, The Allegiance Theater, and David Gambino, and our friends at Fifth Season, who collectively bring exceptional prestige and creative confidence to the project. This team’s artistic vision for this terrifying story has been undeniable—striking, distinct and genuinely unsettling. It’s no surprise that Stephen King called this book his favorite novel of the past decade and said that it ‘scared the living hell’ out of him—which says it all.” We can’t wait!
