Peter Weir has had an eclectic career, randing from The Truman Show and Dead Poet’s Society to Master & Commander and The Way Back. Now he’s going for something a little more chilling with the gothic thriller The Keep, according to Variety, taking over from Niels Arden Oplex, who was interested in the movie a couple of years ago.
The film is an adaptation of Jennifer Egan’s best-selling book, which is set in a mysterious medieval castle somewhere in Central Europe. It follows two estranged American cousins who reunite to set up an alternative resort, stirring childhood traumas and phobias in a haunted castle. Weir is also writing the screenplay for the film.
Production is scheduled to begin next spring in Europe and Australia.
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