Back in August we reported that Daniel Craig had come aboard the Jim Sheridan helmed, psychological thriller “Dream House.” Given how nothing seems certain these days when projects are announced, we were heartened when Sheridan confirmed that it was still going shoot next when he ran down his slate of projects in December.
Well, the production continues to move forward as Naomi Watts has joined the cast. The film is about “a father (Craig) and his family who are disturbed to discover that their beautiful new home was the site of another family’s slaughter, believed to be at the hands of the husband who survived.” Watts will be playing the neighbor and probably romantic interest as well. The film is based on a script by the relative unknown David Loucka whose most notable credit is for the 1989 Michael Keaton comedy “The Dream Team.”
We like the talent in front and behind the camera, but we hope the script isn’t as generic as the synopsis sounds. Filming is set to start in Toronto next month and we would guess this genre exercise is probably going to be a first quarter 2011 release.
