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Scene from Serbian thriller The Trap aka Klopka

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Matthew Aldrich is in talks to pen the thriller The Trap, which Ericson Core (Invincible) might direct for Alcon.

The movie is a remake of a 2007 Serbian film titled Klopka, about a regular guy who agrees to commit a contract killing in order to fund his son’s life-saving surgery. The original film was directed by Srdan Golubovic (Absolute Hundred). Matt Riklin is producing the film with Alcon’s Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove.

Alcon is also moving ahead with a February 2009 production start for of The Book of Eli, the apocalyptic sci-fi thriller directed by Allen and Albert Hughes, which stars Denzel Washington and Gary Oldman.

Below is a trailer for the original Serbian version of The Trap.