Joe Wright is to make his U.S. directing debut by helming Warner Bros. 1944 thriller
Gaslight, according to Variety.
The feature will be based on a 1938 British play by Patrick Hamilton and preceded by a 1940 British film, that revolves around a woman whose suitor has designs on her money, and after luring her to a house of horrors, he methodically tries to convince her she is insane.
Scribe Abi Morgan has been hired to write the script.