Fiennes Trapped In Web Of Horror

Ralph Fiennes will star for director David Cronenberg in Spider. Unsurprisingly, given its director, the film will be a psychological thriller that focuses on a man's descent into madness. Spider was written by Patrick McGrath, and is based on his 1991 novel of the same name. Set in the 1930s and '50s in the East End of London, the story follows a man called Spider (his childhood nickname) as he tries to unravel the puzzle of his mother's death when he was a boy. Another of McGrath's novels, Asylum, is being adapted for the screen by none other than Stephen King. Filming on Spider is due to take place in the UK and Canada this summer. It will be Cronenberg's first feature as a director since eXistenz, although he starred as Dr. Wimmer in the recently completed Jason X (aka Friday The 13th Part 10).