Just the other day I was talking about one of my favorite genres: the crazy bitch genre. And I was thinking to myself after I wrote it, you know who should make one of these flicks? Paul Verhoeven. God – being a benevolent God – saw fit to look down upon me and grant my wish.
Verhoeven has signed on to direct THE SURROGATE (sure to get a name change eventually, considering Bruce Willis’ SURROGATES), based on the novel of the same name by Kathryn Mackel. Ralph Winter (the X-MEN films) will produce for 20th Century Fox.
Here’s the synopsis for the book, courtesy of Amazon: Kyle and Bethany Dolan reel from years of infertility, miscarriages, and finally, a disastrous hysterectomy. They are desperate to find the perfect surrogate mother to carry their last frozen embryo. Sable Lynde, a computer genius with a dark history, is desperate to escape her own inner demons, her dark past, and a dangerous loan shark. Sable assumes the identity of a surrogacy candidate so perfect that the Dolans welcome her into their family without reservation. As the pregnancy progresses, the dangers of Sable’s deception escalate until the unthinkable happens–Sable’s dark demons spill out into the Dolans’ lives.
Roderick Taylor and Bruce Taylor (THE BRAVE ONE) wrote the screenplay. Casting should be interesting, and naturally we’ll let you know who is playing who in this crazy-ass surrogate movie.