Horror thriller based on Steve Niles’ graphic novel
Overture Films has hired David Gordon Green to direct the horror thriller Freaks of the Heartland, written by new screenwriters Peter Sattler and Geoff Davey. The company recently purchased the rights to the Dark Horse graphic novel written by Steve Niles.
Green and Dark Horse Entertainment president Mike Richardson are producing. Niles, who also wrote “30 Days of Night,” is executive producing.
Illustrated by Greg Ruth, Niles’ six-part 2004 series about the horrible secret of a rural Middle American town involves Trevor Owen’s attempts to protect his “monster” of a 6-year-old younger brother and Gristlewood Valley’s other “freaks” from their parents’ worst instincts.
Green most recently directed Pineapple Express and Snow Angels.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
