'The Favourite' Director Yorgos Lanthimos Lines Up Neo-Noir Project

Now this should be interesting (and dark): Yorgos Lanthimos, the Oscar-nominated director of "The Favourite," "The Killing of a Sacred Deer" and "The Lobster" has announced his next project: "Pop. 1280" by pulp writer Jim Thompson.

Lanthimos will write and direct the adaptation of the 1964 crime novel, which is about a corrupt sheriff in a small West Texas town.

It was previously filmed in 1981 as "Coup de Torchon" by director Bertrand Tavernier. It starred Philippe Noiret and Isabelle Huppert and was set in a small town in 1938 French West Africa, instead of the novel's original setting.

Any fans of noir will recognize Thompson's name: Several of his novels have been turned into films, including "The Grifters," "After Dark, My Sweet" and "The Killer Inside Me."

We're very open to him hiring Colin Farrell and Rachel Weisz for this one.