Hot off the release of his highly acclaimed thriller Prisoners, Denis Villeneuve has his next project in sight, and it’s certainly an interesting one. The Canadian director is mostly known for various thrillers, showing an ability to capture stories that contain mysteries and enigmas to quite a great degree. In that regard, his first venture into the science fiction genre should be a natural fit in terms of style and content. THR are reporting Denis Villeneuve recently signed up to direct FilmNation’s adaptation of short story The Story of Your Life, found in the similarly named collection of short stories written by Ted Chiang.
The story is being penned by Eric Heisserer, who recently wrote the scripts for the new versions of The Thing and Nightmare On Elm Street. The story involves alien space crafts unexpectedly landing around the world, with no clear sign if the aliens are friend or foe. An expert linguist is hired to attempt to communicate with the alien-kind, triggering her to see visions pertaining to a greater mystery, and the nature of the alien’s visit to earth.
The project seems ambitious, but Denis Villeneuve has proven he can construct quite an intriguing mystery on the big screen, again and again. Heisserer’s last few scripts haven’t been great, but it could be said those films failed for other reasons than a bad write up. The story compilation is a highly praised piece of literature, that should be an overtly different experience if nothing else. We look forward to it. More news as it comes.
Originally published January 17, 2014. Updated April 11, 2018.
