Katie Holmes to star in 'Don't Be Afraid of the Dark'

Washington (ANI): American actress Katie Holmes is all set to star in Miramax Films' Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, whose script has been written by Guillermo del Toro and Matthew Robbins. Mark Johnson and del Toro will be producing it, and Troy Nixey will direct the movie, which will start shooting this summer in Melbourne as a "Guillermo del Toro Presentation", reports Variety magazine.

The film is based on a 1973 ABC telepic about a young girl who moves in with her father and his girlfriend, and discovers they are sharing the house with devilish creatures. Nixey, a comic book artist, will be making his feature-directing debut.