Vincenzo Natali, director of sci-fi horror favorites like Cube and Splice, will helm an adaptation of Stephen King & Joe Hill co-penned novella, In the Tall Grass for Copperheart Entertainment.
Originally published in two parts in the summer 2012 isuses of Esquire, and now available as an e-book, In the Tall Grass sees a road-tripping pair of siblings stop in Kansas, where they hear a young boy crying for help in a field of tall grass. They enter and end up lost and in lethal danger.
?When they go to assist the boy, they discover that strange forces are at work,? Natali tells Screen Daily. ?Space is warped so that one minute they are together and the next they are miles apart. The field is an ineffable maze from which there is no escape. Before long they have lost their bearings and each other. But they are not alone??
?Who would think that grass could be frightening? Trust Stephen King and Joe Hill to find a way.?
A deceptive, supernatural, metaphysical environment sounds perfect for Natali’s talents, sorely missed on the big screen. Until In the Tall Grass goes before cameras, you can next see the director’s work in the first three episodes of Hannibal Season Three, which premieres on NBC June 4th.
