David Slade hasn’t made a movie since he directed The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, spending much of his time launching TV series by helming early episodes of This American Housewife, Awake and Hannibal. However now he’s heading back to the movies, as he’s signed on to direct The Widow.
Ray Wright (The Crazies, Case 39) wrote the screenplay, which follows a young woman who becomes friends with a lonely widow, only to discover that their meeting was not by chance.
Vendome Pictures is backing the film, and its CEO, Philippe Rousselet, commented, “We are thrilled to be working on this piece with David. He is such a dynamic filmmaker, and we are excited about his vision to make this movie a throwback to some of the most iconic thrillers in cinematic history – not to mention the two females leads being the strongest and most interesting we have seen in some time.”
Several months ago it was rumoured that 20th Century Fox was in talks with Chornicle helmer Josh Trank for its planned reboot of Fantastic Four, but it’s only now that the studio has confirmed Trank has indeed signed up to helm the movie.
The future of Hannibal Lecter is on TV, as series based on both Clarice Starling and Hannibal himself (as well as FBI agent Will Graham) are in development. The latter is being shepherded to the small screen by Pushing Daisies creator, Bryan Fuller, who has now found his serial killer in the forms of Mads Mikkelsen.
While David Slade had a huge hit with Twilight: Eclipse, since then he’s stuck to TV, such as the pilot of Awake and the upcoming Hannibal Lecter series. However he’s now set to direct the upcoming psychological thriller, Villain, written by Joshua Zetumer (RoboCop).
While David Slade went rather mainstream with Twilight: Eclipse, before his sejourn into the world of teen vampires he was the helmer of some pretty hardcore horrors such as Hard Candy and 30 Days Of Night. It appears he hopes to return to darker territory, although more noir than horror, as