"Birth" director Jonathan Glazer has told Sci-Fi Wire that he plans to direct a big-screen version of Michael Faber's science fiction novel "Under the Skin" although it's early stages yet as he has not finalized a script, selected a cast or envisioned the look of the aliens.
Set in Scotland, Under the Skin tells the story of an alien living on Earth in human female form, who plucks hunky male hitchhikers from the road, fattens them up, kills them and then ships them to her home planet to be served as a delicacy for the upper class.
"It's a book I read a few years ago, and I think it has a very powerful point to make. The heart of the story is really about the fact that we're not necessarily the top of the food chain. I think it's a very powerful political piece, actually, and I'm very excited about it. I'm very excited about it. It's set in the present. So what's science fiction about it? There are aliens" says Glazer.
Glazer hopes to begin shooting November 2005
