There have been so many films about serial killers that you begin to wonder when the genre which run out of twists. But Bold Films thinks it might have found a new one, attaching Brad Anderson to make Jack.

The Transsiberian filmmaker will tackle the tale of a serial slaughterer who develops amnesia and falls for a doctor.
But then brutal memories of his crimes start to surface, and he has to decide whether he wants to stick to the straight and narrow or get his hands bloody again. Whatever shall he choose?

Since it’s a thriller, and not a romantic comedy, we’re guessing he goes down the more violent path.

"Jack is an incredibly commercial thriller, laced with tension and suspense, so it's important to have the right director to bring those aspects to life.
Brad Anderson has a unique psychological intensity that will make for a memorable theatrical experience," film sales company Affinity's spokesgob Brian O'Shea tells Variety. But then, he’s hardly going to call it “a bit rubbish, if we’re honest,” is he?

With a script by David Venable, Anderson will get started on the film in August, once he’s finished tweaking horror thriller Vanishing On 7th Street.

John Cusack Signed on For Brad Anderson's 'Jack'

Bloody Disgusting got exclusive word today that John Cusack (1408, Identity and the forthcoming The Factory) has signed on to star in Brad Anderson's (Session 9, The Machinist, Transiberian and the forthcoming Vanishing on 7th Street) thriller from Bold Films, Jack, a film that centers on a doctor who rehabilitates and ultimately falls for an accident victim with memory loss, unaware that he is actually a killer. Anderson will direct from a script by David Venable. Shooting begins this August. The storyline revolves around what happens when the amnesiac falls in love with a doctor. As the killer's memories begin to surface, he must decide whether to make a clean start or embrace the killer within.