17 Jul 2012 07:25:11
Fresh from undeadly success in The Woman in Black, Daniel Radcliffe is to return to fantasy for his next project. Horns, a supernatural thriller directed by Alexandre Aja (The Hills Have Eyes, Mirrors, Piranha 3D), will star Radcliffe as the lead suspect in the rape and murder of his girlfriend.
Based on the novel by Joe Hill, Radcliffe's character, Ig Perrish, wakes up with a bad hangover and a pair of horns sprouting from his head. These appendages have their benefits, as their power drives people to confess sins and give in to selfish impulses. This helps Ig in his quest to catch his girlfriend's killer.
"After reading Joe Hill's cult book, I couldn't resist temptation to dive into the devilish underworld and reinvent a universal myth," said Aja. "Horns is a wild ride of sin and crime, with a love story at its heart."
