Steven Spielberg Producing Horror Movie 'LONG LOST' In The Style of ‘Rosemary’s Baby’

Steven Spielberg attends the 94th Annual Oscars Nominees Luncheon at Fairmont Century Plaza on March 07, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)

Sometimes the best horror films are based on short stories and one story that is getting attention from Steven Spielberg and his Amblin Partners production company is Long Lost, a 50-page horror tale from writer Colin Bannon.

The short story hasn’t yet been published, but the package was purchased by Universal.

Deadline reports this morning that Bannon will also script the adaptation. Deadline notes, “His deal is in the low 7-figures range for the story and to write the script, said sources.”

The site reports, “In the vein of What Lies Beneath and Rosemary’s Baby, Long Lost tells the story of a recently married woman whose life is upended when her husband’s long-lost wife shockingly returns after she was believed to be dead, sparking fears that she’s hatching a sinister plan to reclaim what was once hers.”

The film will be produced by Spielberg’s Amblin Partners, Simon Kinberg and Audrey Chon for Genre Pictures and Scott Glassgold and his Ground Control Entertainment.

Colin Bannon’s name is one you can expect to hear a lot more of. Deadline notes, “As a screenwriter, Bannon has landed scripts on the Black List a record seven times, and he has sold the specs Ultra to Tri-Star Pictures and First Ascent to Netflix. Bannon’s psychological thriller Holdout is readying at Netflix with Elisabeth Moss attached to star and direct. “

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