A litany of box office smash hits is the best way to describe the credits attached to the career of directorLouis Leterrier. Now, the director ofFast X, starringVin DieselandJason Momoaand severalTransporteraction movies featuringJason Statham, has been tapped to direct and produce the upcoming sci-fi horror film,11817. Leterrier will direct from a script penned byMatthew Robinson(The Invention of Lying). Rocket Science will finance the project which will go on the market at Cannes. The project will follow a story where “inexplicable forces trap a family of four inside their house indefinitely. As both modern luxuries and life-or-death essentials begin to run out, the family must learn how to be resourceful to survive and outsmart who – or what – is keeping them trapped”.
Casting is underway for the sci-fi horror and Leterrier is excited about bring the picture with its family centric theme to audiences. “Directing projects where the audience gets behind the characters has always been my focus. However complex, flawed, heroic, we identify with them as we live through their journey.It’s what excites me about11817’s wholly original concept and the family at the heart of our story. This is an experience that movie audiences won’t forget,”the legendary directorsaid in a statement.
Leterrier’s production company Carrousel Studios, Rocket Science, Thank You Studios, Chernin Entertainment and 3 Arts Entertainment are all set to produce.11817will see Leterrier,Thomas Benski,Lupinstar,Omar Syof Carrousel Studios,Lars Sylvestof Thank You Studios,Kori Adelsonof Chernin Entertainment, Oly Obst of 3 Arts Entertainment,Thorsten Schumacherof Rocket Science andJoe Neurauterall serve as producers on the film.Cecile Gagetof Carrousel Studios will executive produce on the project.
Leterrier — One of the Very Best
As previously alluded to, Leterrier is no stranger to tentpoles, having helmed titles likeFast X,Now You See Me,The Incredible Hulk, among others. He is reverred within the industry with his movies grossing over $2 billion at the global box office. He has also worked with fellow11817producer, Sy, with Leterrier producing and directingthe Netflix global hitLupin, which stars Sy in the lead role. The director is also currently attached to direct the final film in theFast & Furiousfranchise, which remains in development. While the untitled eleventh installment of the famous car racing franchise was set to hithit theaters on August 20, 2025,those plans will most likely be rearranged with franchise star,Tyrese Gibson recently confirming that filming will start in early 2025.
