Goldsman produces Paranormal Activity 2

Last we heard, Brian De Palma was being lined up to direct Paranormal Activity 2 .

But in actuality he was just one name on a very short list made by Paramount, who were sniffing about for a new director after Kevin Geutert was wrenched back to the Saw franchise.

As everybody already knows, Goldsman wrote Batman And Robin way back when, and has yet to live that down. But he’s also provided pretty deplorable screenplays for The Da Vinci Code and Practical Magic , while producing watered-down drivel like Hancock and Poseidon .

According to Deadline , we should expect a director announcement when the film starts production in May.

On the casting front, Micah Sloat has talked about returning for the sequel. Speaking to MTV , he said:

“Well we have money now, but we’re staying true to the heart of the movie, to the spirit of it, to the vision.”

Still holding out for De Palma?

Josh Winning has worn a lot of hats over the years. Contributing Editor at Total Film, writer for SFX, and senior film writer at the Radio Times. Josh has also penned a novel about mysteries and monsters, is the co-host of a movie podcast, and has a library of pretty phenomenal stories from visiting some of the biggest TV and film sets in the world. He would also like you to know that he "lives for cat videos..." Don't we all, Josh. Don't we all.