Eli Roth to direct a horror movie about a Canadian kid who works in a hardware store. Wait. No. That's not it.

Sources tell Variety that Eli Roth is in talks to direct the Warner Bros. tentpole, which is based on the Steve Alten novel. Belle Avery and Colin Wilson are producing the pic from a screenplay by Dean Georgaris.

Gerald Molen and Randy Greenberg are exec producing. Gravity Pictures will co-finance the pic and distribute the film in China.

In the book, the story revolves around two men who band together to neutralize an ancient shark that’s threatening the California coast. The Megaladon, considered one of the largest and most powerful predators in history, can reach a maximum length of 60 feet.

Andrew Fischel and Cate Adams will oversee development for Warner Bros.
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