Announced by Deadline tonight, Tigers Are Not Afraid director Issa López has set up her next project: Book of Souls for Searchlight, an adaptation of a Matthew Baker short story.
In addition to directing, Lopez is also writing the script.
“The film is set in a world in which some babies are born without souls. A young expectant mother is sent to an unusual wellness center in the desert, with the hopes that it will improve her chances of delivering a healthy baby.”
Noah Hawley will be producing the film.
Deadline also notes, “[Lopez] is currently in development on a supernatural folklore film that Guillermo Del Toro will produce for Searchlight.”
That would seem to be the “werewolf-western” that was recently teased by Lopez.