Pastor brothers to direct 'Strange'

GreeneStreet, Civil Dawn co-produce thriller

By EMILIO MAYORGA

Spanish brothers David and Alex Pastor, who helmed "Carriers" for Paramount Vantage, are attached to direct their sophomore feature, U.S. thriller "Strange, but True."

"Strange" is a co-production between Ross Katz and Fred Berger's Civil Dawn Pictures in L.A. and John Penotti and Tim Williams' New York-based GreeneStreet Films.

The screenplay is based on John Searles' eponymous novel and written by Searles and Eric Garcia ("Matchstick Men").

"Strange" centers on a young woman who, five years after the death of her boyfriend, tells his parents she is pregnant with his baby.

"It's a dramatic thriller with a big heart in the line of 'Fargo' and 'A Simple Plan,'" Alex Pastor told Daily Variety.

"Strange" is now being cast with shooting skedded for February-March. Film Nation will handle international rights.

Katz's projects include "The Challenge," a co-production with George Clooney and Grant Heslov's Smoke House.