James Marsden will star in Screen Gems' reimagining of the 1971 thriller "
Straw Dogs" being written and directed by Rod Lurie.
The new "
Straw Dogs" follows Los Angeles screenwriter David Sumner (Marsden), who moves with his wife to her hometown in the deep South. Once there, tensions build in their marriage and old conflicts re-emerge with the locals, leading to a violent confrontation.