Brian De Palma directing THE BOSTON STRANGLERS

by Matt Holmes
Brian De Palma will next direct The Boston Stranglers, an adaptation of Susan Kelly's nonfiction book "The Boston Stranglers: The Public Conviction of Albert DeSalvo and the True Story of Eleven Shocking Murders." The thriller will detail the early-'60s Beantown killings and their controversial resolution - as many believe the guy who was eventually convicted of the crimes wasn't the actual killer because he was something of a publicity hound. Alan Rosen (Head of the Class) wrote the script. The subject matter (although based on an earlier book) was already directed in the late 60's by Richard Fleischer starring Henry Fonda and a totally cast against type Tony Curtis and was sold on the mystery of why so many women opened their doors to this killer...

Not too dissimilar a subject matter for De Palma as The Black Dahlia and it will continue his legacy of films based on gruesome real life crimes. And honestly, I'm happy to hear of any new De Palma project if it keeps him away from the unnecessary Untouchables prequel which looks to have well and truly stalled at this point.

source - the hollywood reporter

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Matt Holmes is the co-founder of What Culture, formerly known as Obsessed With Film. He has been blogging about pop culture and entertainment since 2006 and has written over 10,000 articles.