Lionsgate has hired Craig Gillespie (Lars and the Real Girl) to direct the movie version of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, based on the Seth Grahame-Smith novel, Deadline.com wrote.
"We are so excited to have Craig Gillespie on board this film," said Alli Shearmur, Lionsgate president of motion picture production. "His sensibility spans from genre-bending horror to elegant character-driven comedy, which is perfect for this movie."
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Matt Reeves (Cloverfield, Let Me In) will direct The Passage, adapted from Justin Cronin's novel, for Fox 2000, Deadline.com reported.