Anjelica Huston is to direct the adapation of the Daniel Woodrell novel
Give Us a Kiss, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
The story follows a struggling crime writer named Doyle who travels to his Ozarks hometown to track down his older brother Smoke, who is on the run from the law. There, he falls for Smoke's beautiful stepdaughter before helping Smoke in a criminal enterprise to pay off the law, while keeping a rival neighboring family at arm's length.
Woodrell is known for his "country noir" novels, with "Kiss" having been described as a white trash "Pulp Fiction." One of his novels, "Woe to Live On," was the basis for Ang Lee's "Ride With the Devil."