Paul Giamatti to Star in 'Hostel' TV Series Based on Horror Film Franchise
A TV version of the horror movie Hostel is in the works with Paul Giamatti attached to star!
Eli Roth wrote and directed the 2005 movie and he’s returning to do the same with the upcoming television series, though no network or streamer is attached at the moment.
The Hollywood Reporter is describing the series as a “modern adaptation” of the movie. It will be a “reinvention” of the horror film franchise.
Paul, who will play a “key role” in the series, actually has an interesting connection to the movies, though he was never directly involved.
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“Eli was shooting Hostel in Prague and I was shooting The Illusionist and I met him. We talked about me actually killing somebody in that movie but it never panned out,” Paul told EW back in 2013.
Paul was just confirmed to reprise a former role in an upcoming movie!