Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz, the German filmmaking team behind Goodnight Mommy, have set up their first studio project, writes THR.
Universal is in final negotiations to pick The Fortress, a horror pitch the team will write and direct about a group of refugees hidden aboard a container ship who discover their passage to safety is not what it seems.
Michael De Luca (In the Mouth of Madness), who has a first-look deal with the studio, is attached to produce.
De Luca Productions’ Lucy Kitada will executive produce.
Fiala, a filmmaker, and Franz, a former film journalist and casting director, first teamed up when they co-directed and co-wrote the feature documentary “Kern,” add the site. They made their fiction debut with 2014’s Mommy, which generated much acclaim and was Austria’s entry for best foreign language film.