Holmes Not ‘Afraid of the Dark’

Making perhaps a personal and professional life move, Katie Holmes will be setting herself up for a summer shoot in Australia working under a “Guillermo del Toro Presentation”. These days the Mexican helmer is continually busy, supporting projects that he doesn’t helm by wearing the producer’s hat, giving his friends and mentors a start in the biz and probably helps elders cross busy intersections. For Holmes, this would follow in the footsteps of her recent headlining role in Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman‘s The Extra Man (which will be sold in Cannes by the Wild Bunch people).

Scripted by Del Toro and Matthew Robbins, Miramax’s Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark is based on a remake of the 1973 ABC TV movie. This centers on a young girl, sent to live with her father and his new girlfriend, who discovers sinister creatures that live underneath the stairs. Comicbook artist Troy Nixey is making his feature length directing debut with the picture which will be readied for the 2010 calendar year. Next up for casting is the hubby and young girl.