Katie Holmes Set for Scares In Miramax's 'DARK'

By: Eddie Varley May. 08, 2009

Variety reports that Katie Holmes is set to star in Miramax Films' "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark," a thriller that is scripted by Guillermo del Toro and Matthew Robbins.

Del Toro is producing with Mark Johnson and the film will be directed by del Toro protege Troy Nixey according to Variety.

The film will begin filming this summer in Melbourne as a "Guillermo del Toro Presentation." To read the full article click here.

Katie Holmes enjoyed the success of her Broadway debut in All My Sons and proved skeptics wrong by handling the pressures of performing on the Great White Way with passion and ease, proving she was a natural for the New York stage.

A workshop musical reading of a stage adaptation of the film Finding Neverland took place back in December 2008, directed by Rob Ashford and featuring a cast that included Kate Baldwin, Christian Borle, Brian D'Addario, Michael D'addario, Blythe Danner, Erin Davie, Dalton Harrod, Tom Hewitt, Marc Kudisch, Daniel Marconi, Anne L. Nathan, Denis O'Hare, Brynn O'Malley, Clarke Thorell, Jon Patrick Walker and Wayne Wilcox. Katie Holmes took part in the reading and has spoken of her wish to do a musical in the future.

Katie Holmes made her debut in Ang Lee's acclaimed film The Ice Storm, which led to her role in the popular television series "Dawson's Creek." Her other film credits include Disturbing Behavior, Go, Wonder Boys with Michael Douglas, Abandon, Pieces of April, The Singing Detective with Robert Downey Jr., First Daughter with Michael Keaton, Thank You for Smoking, Batman Begins, and Mad Money.

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