The ever-prolific James Franco has added another morsel to his plate with THE KILLER NEXT DOOR, an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Alex Marwood. Franco will produce the film with Ahna O’Reilly, who might take a lead role in the film. Evidently the two used to be an item but continue to collaborate on projects, if you’re into the gossip scene.
Here’s the synopsis for the book:
Everyone who lives at 23 Beulah Grove has a secret. If they didn’t, they wouldn’t be renting rooms in a dodgy old building for cash—no credit check, no lease. It’s the kind of place you end up when you you’ve run out of other options. The six residents mostly keep to themselves, but one unbearably hot summer night, a terrible accident pushes them into an uneasy alliance. What they don’t know is that one of them is a killer. He’s already chosen his next victim, and he’ll do anything to protect his secret.
No director has been announced for THE KILLER NEXT DOOR just yet.