French film director Louis Leterrier has been roped in to direct and produce the sci-fi horror film '11817', based on a script by Matthew Robinson, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Leterrier is known as a highly reliable director on big-budget, effects-heavy fare such as Clash of the Titans, the Jason Statham-starring Transporter movies and Universal's The Incredible Hulk. His films have earned 2 billion dollars in box office worldwide.
"Directing projects where the audience gets behind the characters has always been my focus. However complex, flawed, heroic, we identify with them as we live through their journey. It's what excites me about 11817's wholly original concept and the family at the heart of our story. This is an experience that movie audiences won't forget," Leterrier said in a statement on Thursday.
A family of four is permanently trapped within their home in '11817' due to unexplained circumstances. In order to live and outwit the person or thing trapping them, the family must learn how to be resourceful as both contemporary comforts and life-or-death necessities start to run low.
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