Rob Reiner’s recent output has largely been warmer, family friendly fare like Flipped or comedies like Rumour Has It… and The Bucket List. But now he seems inclined to bring a little terror into our lives, signing on to direct psychological thriller You Belong To Me.
David Murray wrote the script, which according to the Hollywood Reporter is a scare story in the vein of Cape Fear. It sees a psychiatrist opening up to a patient with shocking, stalking-filled results.
It’s a definite gearshift for Reiner who, though he’s delved into dramas and darker material in his career, hasn’t directed an out-and-out thriller since the days of Misery. “They are hard to make well, but this one has a deep psychological bent to it and a big twist in the end that I didn’t see coming,” he tells the Reporter. "That's why I decided to take a whack at this one."
Given how well Misery turned out, this has us hopeful he might make something great. Once he’s locked in leads to play the psychiatrist, his wife, their daughter ands the patient’s brother, he’ll look to start shooting this autumn in New York.