Screenwriters Danya Jimenez and Hannah McMechan, the duo behind animated smash hit “KPop Demon Hunters,” are set to team with Tim Burton.
The pair have been hired by Warner Bros. Pictures to pen the script for Burton’s reimagining of the 1958 indie film classic “Attack of the Fifty Foot Woman” at Warner Bros. Pictures
They take over from “Gone Girl” author and Primetime Emmy nominee Gillian Flynn, who was originally slated to script back in 2024.
Allison Hayes starred in the original as a wealthy heiress whose close encounter with an alien triggers her to grow into a giantess. This makes things complicated for her marriage, which is already in jeopardy due to a philandering husband.
The film was a variation of other 1950s sci-fi films that saw people and creatures grown or shrunk to various sizes. Reviews at the time were fairly good, with the movie having grown into a cult classic over the years.
A sequel was previously in the works but never went beyond the talks phase, but HBO did do a remake of the property in 1993 with Daryl Hannah starring and Christopher Guest directing.
Burton will produce the new film alongside Andrew Mittman, Tommy Harper and Margot Robbie’s LuckyChap production company.
Source: THR
