David A. Armstrong, who, save for Saw 3D: The Final Chapter, photographed each grisly entry in the infamous Saw series, is currently working on his directorial debut Pawn. The project, a crime drama that follows “an ex-con [who] becomes entangled in a manipulative chess game between the Feds, local police and the mob,” has been well-documented around these parts; featuring a cast that includes Forest Whitaker, Ray Liotta, Stephen Lang, Michael Chiklis, and Nikki Reed, the indie-produced film started shooting in early December.
Perhaps it says promising things about Pawn, then, that Armstrong has wasted very little time confirming his next directorial undertaking — an adaptation of Alan Robert‘s comic book series Crawl to Me, the first printing of which “has sold out within a week of its release.” The premise is as follows: “[Taking] place in an isolated country town during the frigid winter months, [it] centers on a young family as they cope with a series of disturbing events that force them to question their relationship, their faith and their very existence.” [Variety]
Crawl to Me, however, is still lacking a hired screenwriter, so we could be waiting a while for it to come to fruition. Fine by me — I’d rather have his focus exclusively centered on his current debut.
Are you familiar with the Crawl to Me series? Could they make for a worthwhile big-screen venture?