An English-language remake of the French mystery thriller Black Box (Boîte Noire) is taking flight.
Deadline reports that Tim Fehlbaum (September 5) will direct from a script by Adam Gyngell & Fred Fernandez-Armesto (Atomica).
It follows a National Transportation Safety Board black box analyst who, after being assigned to investigate the aftermath of a catastrophic plane crash, uncovers chilling audio anomalies that no one else seems willing to acknowledge. As he digs deeper for the truth, he provokes powerful forces determined to silence him before he exposes a shocking conspiracy.
The film is said to be a paranoid thriller in the tradition of The Conversation and The Parallax View.
Andrew Mittman (Together, “Wednesday”) is producing the remake under his 1.21 banner, along with original producers Wassim Beji, Thibault Gast, and Matthias Weber. 1.21’s Kai Dolbashian is executive producing.
Yann Gozlan directed the original Black Box, which was released by StudioCanal in 2021, with Distrib Films handling a limited release in the US.
