Katie Holmes has been cast in the lead role in the thriller “
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark.”
Guillermo del Toro is producing with
Mark Johnson but more important is that del Toro co-wrote the script with
Matthew Robbins.
Troy Nixey, a comicbook artist, will be making his directorial debut under the mentoring of del Toro. Del Toro first discovered Nixey after watching his short film “
Latchkey's Lament” that captured the tone del Toro wanted for this project.
“Don't Be Afraid of the Dark” is based on a 1973 ABC telepic about a young girl who moves in with her father and his girlfriend and discovers they are sharing the house with devilish creatures.
The film will shoot this summer in Melbourne as a “Guillermo del Toro Presentation.”
