Fede Alvarez To Direct ‘Incognito’ Film Adaptation

Fede Alvarez’s “Don’t Breathe,” about three friends who become trapped in a blind veteran’s house after planning to rob him, is one of the year’s most acclaimed horror films, with IndieWire’s own Eric Kohn describing it as a “dazzling example” of the home invasion thriller. After the success of “Don’t Breathe” and his 2013 “Evil Dead” reboot film, Alvarez has become of Hollywood’s most sought-after directors, and according to The Hollywood Reporter, he’s already attached to an upcoming comic book film: An adaptation of Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips’ comic book limited series “Incognito” for Sony Pictures.

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The original series follows Zach Overkill, a supervillain who is in Witness Protection after testifying against a powerful hero The Black Death. Though required to take a drug that eliminates his superpowers and work a nondescript mail job, Zach becomes restless and finds a way to regain his powers, forcing him to decide whether to use them again or stay in the safety of his regular job.

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The film will be written by Daniel Casey, who reportedly did some script work on Daniel Trachtenberg’s “10 Cloverfield Lane” and wrote the upcoming sci-fi thriller “Kin,” starring James Franco (“Pineapple Express”) and Jack Reynor (“Sing Street”). It will be produced by Chernin Entertainment.

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