Katie Holmes will be ‘Afraid of the Dark’

The next in line for the coveted “Guillermo del Toro presents” honor is a film titles ‘Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark’. The film was co-written by Guillermo del Toro and Matthew Robbins. The project will be co-produced by del Toro and Mark Johnson.

‘Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark’ is about a girl who moves in with her dad and and finds out that the house is also inhabited with evil creatures. The movie is based on an ABC television movie from 1973.

The film will be directed by first-timer Troy Nixey, whom del Toro has taken under his wing since seeing Nixey’s short film ‘Latchkey’s Lament’. Nixey is a comic book artist making his directorial debut. Katie Holmes will star in this new thriller from Miramax Films.

[source: Variety]