Focus has landed the catch of the day, picking up the supernatural horror package The Fisherman, a novel by John Langan.
David Lowery, who most recently made the ghost story psychodrama Mother Mary, is attached to direct the adaptation and co-write the script with Alex Ross Perry.
The adaptation sees two sets of big horror names teaming up for the project. Michael Bay, Brad Fuller, and Alex Ginno of Platinum Dunes, the banner behind A Quiet Place and The Purge movies, are producing along with Gary Dauberman, the writer behind New Line’s It and Annabelle films, and Mia Maniscalco, who are producing via their company, Coin Operated.
Langman’s novel told the story of Abe and Dan, two widowers who bond together with fishing getaways in upstate New York as way to cope with their grief. One day, however, Dan suggests that pair try a new spot, an isolated and mysterious spot named Dutchman’s Creek, which is whispered to allow a person see their loved ones. Even a spooky tale from a man in a diner detailing the terrible history of the creek can’t stop these two men, who eventually find themselves face to face with Der Fisher, aka The Fisherman. They probably should have just stayed home that weekend.
