In the span of a year, writer/director Scott Stewart has gone from being somewhat unheard of in the world of film to having two theatrical releases attached to his name. First was his Paul Bettany-starring religiously themed horror film Legion, swiftly followed by … another religiously themed horror film, Priest. Paul Bettany will star in the latter as well. Intriguing.
Now, Bold Films has picked up Stewart’s story Psy-Ops, which will be scripted by Gus Krieger. The film will be directed by Stuart Maschwitz, who co-founded the effects house The Orphanage with Stewart.
According to THR:
“Psy-Ops revolves around a covert U.S. military unit of psychological operatives who specialize in exploiting their target’s deepest fears. When on a routine mission to the Amazon Basin, they discover something more terrifying than they could have imagined.”
Yikes. Does Nimrod Antal’s Predators have some competition?
The good news (to me, at least) is that within the next few years, we’ll have a whole bunch of films (Rambo V, Psy-Ops, Predators, and The Expendables) that center on mercenaries and military units who go into foreign territories to kill things. It’s a sub-genre I really enjoy on a fluffy popcorn level.
Also within a few years, we’ll be able to tell if Stewart really has the stuff to be the engineer behind three large-scale horror films. Keep an eye on AtomicPopcorn.net to see the outcome!
