One of the filmmakers responsible for the recent resurgence in Spanish horror, writer of ace frightener **[.REC] **Luis Berdejo is swapping genres to write and direct Gold Circle’s upcoming sci-fi thriller POD.
Far from the squeal-filled Bodysnatchers spin-off the title might suggest, **POD **sees Berdejo put down the handheld for what’s described as an epic, intergalactic story of love, adventure and discovery. **POD **is based on an original idea and will be the Basque’s first crack at writing an English-language script.
Berdejo is currently putting the finishing touches on his feature-length directorial debut, supernatural thriller **The New Daughter **with Kevin Costner and Pan’s Labryinth star Ivana Baquero, mooted for a summer 2009 release, before swapping back to his native language to direct his first script, Jennifer Can.