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UPDATE: Chris Messina to Star in Universal's Devil

October 16, 2009

Variety is reporting that Chris Messina (Julie & Julia, Vicky Cristina Barcelona) will star in Universal Pictures' Devil, a horror-thriller based on an M. Night Shyamalan story that will be directed by John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle (Quarantine).

The film is being produced by Shyamalan and Sam Mercer. Brian Nelson (30 Days of Night) wrote the script.

Messina is set to play the lead role of Bowden, a sobered-up homicide detective. No other plot details have been revealed.

Filming is scheduled to start in Toronto on October 26.

UPDATE: The Hollywood Reporter says that Logan Marshall-Green, Jenny O'Hara, Jacob Vargas, Matt Craven, Bojana Novakovic, Bokeem Woodbine, Geoffrey Arend and Caroline Dhavernas will also star.

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COMMENTS (10)

Posted by:

Ian T. Campbell

October 16, 2009

Good to see that M. Night is finally working with other people.

What's the movie about?

Posted by:

WCB

October 16, 2009

What's the twist?

Posted by:

filmyguy

October 16, 2009

I hope this is good, I still have faith in him.

Posted by:

Kevin

October 16, 2009

he's not directing....WAHT A TWIST!

Posted by:

The Merc With The Mouth

October 16, 2009

Too bad everything M.Night Shyamalan is involved with is terrible. What a twist!

Posted by:

Justin

October 16, 2009

Messina's character is actually a mystical monster ghost from the future... but he doesn't know!

Posted by:

randomfan

October 16, 2009

M.Night is doint "The Last Airbender" and it looks really sick im sorry we beg for creativity and original stuff from hollywood and M.Night is the only one to deliver i love this guy's stuff

Posted by:

DarrenSuds

October 16, 2009

Thank God he's not directing. Everything after the Sixth Sense has been an unforgivable train wreck.

Posted by:

Edward Tudor

October 16, 2009

Sixth Sense is classic. I like the village. Although after that M goes to trash...oh well, I'll give him one more chance

Posted by:

the historian

October 16, 2009

Sounds great...Lady in the Water, Quarantine, and 30 Days of Night all wrapped into one. What an absolute **** fest