Rachel Weisz will team with “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” and “Let the Right One In” helmer Tomas Alfredson on a new film adaptation of Mark McShane’s acclaimed 1961 suspense novel “Seance on a Wet Afternoon” for Legendary.
The story follows a self-proclaimed psychic medium who convinces her husband to kidnap a child so she can help the police solve the crime and achieve renown for her abilities.
When her true intentions come to light, her husband realizes the plan threatens to consume them both. Richard Attenborough and Kim Stanley starred in a previous 1964 film adaptation.
Alfredson replaces Harry Bradbeer who will remain on as an executive producer as he recently signed on to direct the “Enola Holmes” sequel. Jack Thorne wrote the ‘Seance’ script while Robyn Slovo, Emma Forbes, and Michael Attenborough produce.
Weisz is currently shooting Amazon’s limited series adaptation of David Cronenberg’s body horror classic “Dead Ringers”.
Source: Deadline
