Slater stars in video game remake

Christian Slater is to star in a film adaptation of the Alone in the Dark video game franchise, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

He is to star as supernatural detective Edward Carnby in the movie, which starts shooting in Canada in July and should get it’s Irish release in Ireland early in 2004.

The producer of the film Uwe Boll said: "'Alone in the Dark' must be more like 'X-Files' meets 'Silence of the Lambs’. I'm looking forward to making a dark movie full of suspense. I want to satisfy the game fans and introduce other viewers around the globe to the story."

The video game “Alone in the Dark” was launched in 1993 on PC and has gone on to spawn four games. It has sold millions of copies worldwide.