Del Toro's Julia's Eyes

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Guillermo del Toro just can't seem to turn down a project -- particularly one in the line of smart, sophisticated chillers that has put Spain at the forefront of the contempo scarefare genre.

The prolific Mexican multihyphenate, currently in New Zealand prepping "The Hobbit," will produce the dark Spanish-language thriller "Los ojos de Julia" ("Julia's Eyes") along with Barcelona's Rodar y Rodar.

The project, which sees del Toro and the Spanish shingle reuniting after their previous collaboration, "The Orphanage," is the latest to draw on the seemingly bottomless well of young genre talent in Catalan capital Barcelona.

"Julia's Eyes," which will be directed by Guillem Morales, who also co-writes along with Oriol Paulo, will be produced by Rodar's Joaquin Padro and Mar Targarona and co-financed by Focus Features Intl. Universal Pictures Intl. will release the pic in Spain, Latin America and France.

The pic, which has thesps Belen Rueda ("The Orphanage") and Lluis Homar ("Broken Embraces") attached to star, tells the story of a woman slowly going blind as she investigates the mysterious death of her twin sister.

Lensing begins Oct. 5.

"Eyes" is shot from Julia's POV, so the scare tactics include panic attacks as the protag's sight fails. But "Eyes" won't be a simple schlock-a-thon. Says Padro: "The thriller's an excuse to talk about a woman who overcomes her limitations; it's a journey of self-discovery."

[roshiq]

I haven't checked this trailers earlier which looks really intriguing...