Eric Van Looy is coming to Hollywood to make a Supernatural Thriller

Belgian director Eric Van Looy made a bit of an international spash a couple years ago with "Der Zaak Alzheimer," which was released in North America as "Memory of a Killer" (Twitch Review here). As police/crime films go, this one is in the same league as Infernal Affairs and Collateral - It is engrossing, stylish and just solid mainstream filmmaking. Perhaps, then, it is not incredibly surprising that Van Looy has been lured out of his homeland to Hollywood. Now, I'm trying to be hopeful that all the stylishness will not be sucked out of him with a Hollywood Studio picture, but having Ehren Kruger on board as one of the screenwriters cannot help.

The film, titled "Dream House," is currently in the development stages. The story follows the oft-used concept of a family moving into a 'perfect' country house where strange things begin to happen. We will just have to wait and see if some stylistic Belgian flair can put Van Looy in the rare category of Hollywood directors working in the system, but still turning out pictures with personal style.

[Source: Variety via MovieWeb]