Scott Derrickson, the director of last year's disappointing sci-fi remake "The Day the Earth Stood Still," is now set to helm "The Living," a supernatural thriller for Lakeshore Entertainment.

As with most films hitting early developmental stages, plot details are kept under wraps, so I apologize I don't have any more on this. Variety says the film is based on a pitch by Derrickson and Paul Harris Boardman.

Derrickson really launched his Hollywood career in 2005 with "The Exorcism of Emily Rose," a film I mildly enjoyed but certainly didn't love. He followed up with "Day," but that one truly sucked.

Also on Derrickson's radar is "Hyperion," based on Dan Simmons' sci-fi novels "Hyperion" and "The Fall of Hyperion." He also has "Paradise Lost" in development.