Universal’s Rogue Pictures has nabbed remake rights to the Spanish thriller The Absent (Ausentes).
With original director Daniel Calparsoro doing a Hideo Nakata and agreeing to handle a remake based on his film, the studio is already looking for a writer.
The story sees a woman moving to the suburbs to recover from a nervous breakdown. But while her new home appears perfect, she soon discovers that there’s a massive, dark secret. Oh, and her family might be involved… Someone’s going to need plenty of Valium after this one.