Universal has tapped Belgian helmer Erik Van Looy ("The Memory of a Killer") to direct supernatural thriller "Dream House," set up with Ehren Kruger and Daniel Bobker under their Bobker/Kruger banner.
Studio launched development of "Dream House" last summer via a preemptive deal for David Loucka's spec. Story centers on a man moving his family into what first appears to be an ideal country residence, followed by a series of ominous occurrences.
Stokely Chaffin will be exec producer on "Dream House."
Sony Classics released "The Memory of a Killer" last year in the United States after the pic - originally titled "The Alzheimer Case" - was submitted as Belgium's foreign language Academy Awards entry.
Bobker/Kruger signed a term deal last year with Universal. Kruger wrote and Bobker produced Kate Hudson starrer "The Skeleton Key" for U and "The Brothers Grimm." Kruger also scripted "The Ring" for DreamWorks.
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