“Orphanage” Director Juan Antonio Bayona To Direct “Hater”
By David Chen/Oct. 10, 2008 8:45 am EST
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Thus, I was extremely excited to learn that Bayona will be teaming up again with producer Guillermo Del Toro to direct Hater for Universal, with a script by Shield veteran Glen Mazarra based off a book by David Moody. The book describes a society rocked by citizens who are suddenly susceptible to random bouts of violent, homicidal rage. Essentially, it sounds a lot like The Happening, only with people hurting each other instead of themselves. Let’s hope it can avoid that movie’s hokiness and the ridiculous of its Shyamalan-style twist ending [Update: Commenters also rightfully point out that the book’s plot is similar to that of The Signal]. I, for one, can’t wait for Bayona to get back into the game.
Source: Variety
