Clive Barker’s horror anthology Books of Blood is getting a film adaptation thanks to Hulu, and producer Brannon Braga (Star Trek: Enterprise, Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Generations, Orville) is set to co-write and direct in his feature directorial debit.
Braga’sOrville collaborator Seth MacFarlane is also jumping on board to help as an executive producer along with co-writer Adam Simon, who co-created the WGN America series Salem with Braga, as well as Erica Huggins, and Alana Kleiman of Fuzzy Door Productions.
The film is described as “a journey through three uncanny tales tangled in space and time.” The film will star Anna Friel, Britt Robertson, Rafi Gavron, and Yul Vazquez. Official descriptions for the characters these actors play can be found below:
Anna Friel plays Mary: “A brilliant, beautiful psychologist who has gained fame as a skeptic that debunks all theories or beliefs that are not solely scientifically based. She loses her 7-year-old son to leukemia and then meets Simon who becomes her lover and convinces her that he speaks for her dead child.”
Britt Robertson plays Jenna: “A hypersensitive girl who suffers from “misphonia” — an abhorrence of sound. As she learns her mother is about to send her back to the “Farm,” she steals her mother’s cash and sets out for Los Angeles.”
Rafi Gavron plays Simon: “A handsome, charismatic young man who convinces Mary that he is a “ghost whisperer” who speaks for her dead child.”
Yul Vazquez plays Bennett: “A professional killer who’s latest “hit” clues him in on a priceless book that may allow him and his wife to permanently retire. On his search for the tome, his quest leads him straight into supernatural terror”
I’ll be looking forward to seeing how this film turns out. It’s expected to debut in fall 2020.