Anything for Jackson director Justin Dyck to direct sci-fi horror film William

Canadian film director Justin Dyck, who is best known for helming the critically acclaimed supernatural horror film Anything for Jackson, has set his next horror project. It's a movie called William, and we shared everything we know so far about it below.

William is being described as a sci-fi horror film. It's based on bestselling author Andrew Pyper's (Mason Coile) horror novel of the same name, which was optioned by Aperture Entertainment. The book was released back in September, and it's currently available to purchase on Amazon as a hardcover or eBook at different prices.

Dyck is signed on to direct the William film adaptation. He's currently working on another horror film as well. It's a movie called The Casket Girls starring Gabrielle Union. Pyper will co-write the screenplay for William with Chris Sivertson (Monstrous, All Cheerleaders Die). In addition, principal photography is to take place in Canada. However, a production start date is unknown at the moment.

No actors have been cast in this project yet, either. What we do know is that it's described as a mix of the movies Ex Machina and The Amityville Horror. It's set in a haunted house that's not haunted by spirits but rather AI.

Here's the book's official synopsis via Amazon:

"Henry is a brilliant engineer who, after untold hours spent in his home lab, has achieved the breakthrough of his career—he’s created an artificially intelligent consciousness. He calls the half-formed robot William.

No one knows about William. Henry’s agoraphobia keeps him inside the house, and his fixation on his project keeps him up in the attic, away from everyone, including his pregnant wife, Lily.

When Lily’s coworkers show up, wanting to finally meet Henry and see the new house—the smartest of smart homes—Henry decides to introduce them to William, and things go from strange to much worse. Soon Henry and Lily discover the security upgrades intended to keep danger out of the house are even better at locking it in."

Unfortunately, this is all that's been revealed about William so far. However, as more information is released, we'll be sure to return and share everything we found. But for now, we recommend checking out Anything for Jackson on Shudder if you haven't already.

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