- CHARLIZE THERON GETS SOME ZWART WATER
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| Charlize Theron |
Summit Entertainment is set to remake the Dutch supernatural
thriller Zwart Water ("Black Water") with Scott Derrickson directing
and Charlize Theron starring. Derrickson wrote the new version with Paul
Boardman.
The film will be produced Theron and Beth Kono via their
Denver and Delilah Films banner..
The original, carrying the title of Two Eyes Staring in
North America, is described as follows:
Nine-year-old Lisa has always thought that her mother,
Christine, looked at her like she was someone else. As a result, Lisa feels
disconnected from her mother, but is very close to her father, Paul. When her
maternal grandmother dies leaving the family a huge old house, Lisa and her
parents move from Holland to Belgium. The house was Christine's childhood home,
but she had a falling out with her mother and hadn't been back in years.
Moving to a new location can be a very traumatic experience
for a nine-year-old girl. Lisa is lonely, bored and frankly a little bit put
out (particularly with her mother) for putting her through the move. To ease
the isolation, Lisa creates an imaginary friend to keep her company and join
her on her explorations of the large, old house. Her parents aren't
terrifically concerned about this development. Lisa has always had an active
imagination and actually left an old imaginary friend back in Holland.
When her invisible friend starts to explain secrets about
her mother's childhood and her previously unmentioned twin sister, however, the
fabric starts to unravel in this small family unit. Tensions increase, Lisa's
behavior becomes erratic and potentially dangerous, and nuances are unearthed
about Christine's childhood secrets that cast them in a very sinister light.
Theron will be seen next in Young Adult as well as Snow
White and the Huntsman and Prometheus.
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