J.T. Petty, who horror fans may remember as the director behind Soft for Digging, The Burrowers, and Hellbenders, is returning to film after penning several video games from “The Walking Dead” to Tom Clancy’s “Splinter Cell” and “Outlast”.
Petty has written and is set to direct Appetite, a missing-persons thriller to be produced by David S. Goyer’s Phantom Four, reports Deadline.
The plot centers on a mother who investigates her daughter’s disappearance leading to inexplicable and terrible consequences.
“J.T. has crafted a unique vision that completely upends the missing child genre in a fresh and unpredictable way,” Goyer said in a release announcing the news. “We are excited to help him bring to life this truly original tale.”
The project is moving forward as Productivity Media has come aboard to fully finance the pic. Casting is underway with the a first-quarter 2020 start date being eyed.
