Joe Eszterhas, the acclaimed screenwriter behind the iconic 1992 erotic thriller Basic Instinct, recently claimed that director Emerald Fennell is currently in negotiations to helm a reboot of the film. However, according to Deadline, this exciting potential pairing seems to have hit a snag, as representatives for Fennell have strongly denied any involvement, stating there is “no truth in this” and that she “is not involved in any way.”
Eszterhas, now 81, seems incredibly enthusiastic about the prospect of Fennell taking the reins for this new project. He told The Guardian that the producers are “negotiating with a really interesting director – a Brit, Emerald Fennell – who did Promising Young Woman and Wuthering Heights.”
