Robert Pattinson teams with Smile director Parker Finn for a remake of Andrzej Żuławski’s bizarre psychological horror Possession.

THR reports that Robert Pattinson is teaming up with Smile director Parker Finn for a remake of Andrzej Żuławski’s Possession.

The original 1981 film stars Sam Neill as an international spy who returns property to obtain that his wife (Isabelle Adjani) desires a divorce. Throw in infidelity, murder, abuse, and a bizarre tentacle creature, and you have got the makings of 1 hell of a film. Possession is not to everyone’s taste and critics didn’t know what to make of it upon its initial release, but it has created pretty a cult following more than the decades.

It’s nevertheless early days, but Parker Finn will create and direct the Possession remake. Robert Pattinson is set to create via his Icki Eneo Arlo production business, but THR’s report states that “his acting involvement will be clarified down the road as script and schedules develop.” One would picture him taking on Sam Neill’s part. A bidding war for the project has broken out, with A24, Netflix, Paramount, Sony, and Warner Bros. all stated to be taking element. Executives are reportedly thrilled with the “batshit” and “out there” story and also think the project has “strong commercial potential.” I do not know if I would say that about the original film.

Finn is presently in post-production on Smile 2, which finds Kyle Gallner reprising his part from the initially film. Naomi Scott, Lukas Cage, and Rosemarie DeWitt are also set to seem in the sequel. We do not know as well considerably about the project, but a teaser was screened at CinemaCon in Las Vegas earlier this year. Our personal Lance Vlcek attended the convention and stated that Scott plays a Taylor Swift-sort mega-star artist who gets sucked into the curse. In accurate sequel style, every little thing appears larger and slicker. The film is presently slated to hit theaters on October 18th.

Finn has previously said that he feels there’s a lot of exciting stuff left to discover in the globe of Smile. “I would never want to just repeat myself or retread the same ground,” Finn stated. “I’d want to make positive that there’s a new, thrilling, fresh way into it that the audience is not anticipating. I also want to obtain some new approaches to scare them and unnerve them. But as far as how it may possibly connect to the initially 1, I’d want that to be surprising as effectively.“

What do you assume of this Possession remake?