Whether he’s directing or acting, Ben Stiller is best known for comedy. Indeed he’s rarely stepped outside that as even when he’s gone semi-serious, such as in Greenberg, it’s retained a comedic edge. However now he’s planning to step out of his comfort zone and direct a somewhat literary horror movie.
Deadline reports that Fox has brought Stiller on to helm the horror film, The Mountain. The script has been written by Helen Childress, based on characters from the Edith Wharton novel, Summer. Set in the early 1900s, the film revolves around a young woman who struggles to confront her destiny after stumbling upon a mysterious object that forces her to examine the secrets of her past.
Stiller is also set to star in and direct The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, and it isn’t known if that or The Mountain will come first.
General movie news courtesy of Movie Muser
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