Web murder tale clicks
Singer sparks to Net thriller
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Tale chronicled a bizarre Internet relationship between a 14-year-old loner with a vivid imagination and the 16-year-old with whom he corresponded. The younger boy wound up being stabbed twice and nearly killed by the older boy. The twisted saga left one charged as the co-conspirator in a murder attempt -- his own.
Polly Cohen will supervise the project for the studio. Bachrach will work as a consultant.
The article supplies a template for the kind of character manipulation that Singer showcased in his films "The Usual Suspects" and "Apt Pupil."
The helmer is prepping WB's "Superman" for a March shoot. Singer is also attached to direct a remake of "Logan's Run" for WB and producer Joel Silver.
WMA packaged the deal.
