For their debut feature film, the French directing team of Pascal Sid and Julien Lacombe are certainly swinging for the fences.
Variety reports the duo have enlisted model/actress Laetitia Casta to star in their forthcoming suspense film “Behind The Walls.” The 3D fantasy film takes place in 1922 and centers on “a young novelist who moves to a creepy village to write a book and falls victim to terrifying hallucinations and nightmares.” There is no word yet on just how they will achieve both a period film and dazzling 3D effects with just $5 million. Maybe $5 million goes much further in France than it does on this side of the ocean? It’s safe to assume the 3D effects will be run through some kind of post-production process, and perhaps they’ll rummage through some attics for the period gear.
The film is slated to be released in the early part of 2011.
