David Hackl Starts Up The Red Machine

If Stephen Colbert’s constant warnings on the subject of bears{ =nofollow}weren’t enough, and** The Edge** or Grizzly Man didn’t make us all aware that sometimes the furry beasts can be dangerous, then maybe Saw V director David Hackl can get the point hammered home with The Red Machine.

Working from a script by Jack Reher, Hackl will shoot a movie that sees two estranged brothers on a camping trip find a reason to get over their differences when they come under assault from a bear that has apparently gotten over its fear of humans. Possibly because they keep leaving picnic baskets where it can reach them in Jellystone Park.

There’s no studio attached to the film yet, but given that it’s been years since we had a bear-focused thriller (Winnie the Pooh doesn’t count), the time is clearly right for it.

Hackl, meanwhile, is also developing an adaptation of the Vince Churchill novel The Butcher Bride, which also features a script by Reher. And he was supposed to be making Saw 3D before Lionsgate decided to yank **Saw VI **director Kevin Greutert away from **Paranormal Activity 2 **and order him to make the latest instalment of Jigsaw’s machinations instead.