JoBlo have received word that Guillermo Del Toro is adding another project to his already packed slate. The director – who already has Hellboy II, 3993 and At The Mountains of Madness on his dance card, not to mention roughly a bazillion producing gigs – is set to make Hater for Universal, based on David Moody's book of the same name. According to JoBlo, the plot is as follows:
"Society is rocked by a sudden increase in the number of violent assaults on individuals. Christened 'Haters' by the media, the attackers strike without warning. Their attacks are brutal, remorseless and extreme. There are no apparent links between the Haters or their victims and no obvious reason for their violence. In seconds rational, controlled people become vicious killers. Everyone - irrespective of race, gender, age, sexuality or any other imaginable difference - has the potential to become either a Hater or a victim. This is a terror which knows no boundaries. You can no longer trust anyone, no matter how well you think you know them. You can no longer trust yourself. By the end of today you could be a killer. By the end of today you could be dead".
We like Del Toro best when he's in fantasy mode, but he's also great when letting his dark side rule, which this would seem to play right into. Expect this to be pretty gruesome in a very stylish way.