New Line Cinema has found the writer for their remake of the horror-comedy film Housebound, hailing originally from New Zealand and writer-director Gerard Johnstone, this tracking board is reporting.
According to the site, 2016 Hit List scribe Chris Borrelli will be penning the U.S. remake. Borrelli previously wrote the 2007 film Whisper and last year’s The Vatican Tapes. His work will next be seen in the thriller Eloise, releasing next February.
The original film, produced by Semi-Professional, follows Kylie as she returns to her childhood home when she’s placed on home detention. She quickly realizes something is amiss when she finds out her mother believes the house is haunted, and Kylie begins to suspect it might be true.
Dave Neustadter and Walter Hamada are overseeing for New Line, while original creator Johnstone is set to produce the project.
