How well do you know your friends? It’s a subject tackled by tricky Belgian thriller Loft, and now Patrick Wilson and James Marsden are putting the idea to the test, signing on to star in the American remake.
The 2008 original, directed by Erik Van Looy, followed five married blokes who all chip in to rent a swanky pad together as a place they can bring their mistresses for a little extra-marital fun away from the prying eyes of their other halves.
But then a seemingly unknown woman turns up dead in the loft, and the five turn on each other as their suspicious minds start trying to figure out which among them may be (insert dramatic musical sting here) a murderer!
Wesley Strick, whose last attempt at writing a remake script brought us the rebooted A Nightmare on Elm Street, is scribbling the screenplay. And in the tradition of Michael Haneke and Funny Games, Van Looy is sitting in the chair to direct once again. Though we don’t know whether he’ll be shooting the new version as a shot-for-shot remake.
Expect this one to strut before the cameras by the end of the year.