FilmDistrict is acquiring helmer Mike Flanagan’s next directorial effort, Oculus, reports Variety. Flanagan previously directed Absentia, which made its DVD debut in March. In Oculus, A woman tries to exonerate her brother’s murder conviction by proving that the crime was committed by a supernatural phenomenon.
Intrepid Pictures is spearheading the effort to get the film made.
Variety has some more plot details: [The] story centers on a murder that left two children orphans with authorities charging the brother while his sister believed that the true culprit was a haunted antique mirror. Now completely rehabilitated and in his 20s, the brother is ready to move on but his sister is determined to prove that the haunted mirror was responsible for destroying their family.
We’ll keep you posted when casting begins. Flanagan is also developing a project call Scare Dares.
