Basic Instinct writer returns with erotic thriller Lust

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Basic Instinct screenwriter Joe Eszterhas is returning to the movies with a new script entitled Lust .

The writer, who’s best known for his erotic thrillers, took an extended break from Hollywood after his last big production, Showgirls , became the laughing stock of the town.

Sticking to what he’s known for, Eszterhas’ Lust follows a beautiful 30-year-old married woman who is in love with an older fashion magazine publisher.

When she take a business trip to Los Angeles, though, she’s seduced by a younger, charming playboy.

Eszterhas and Lincoln Lawyer producer Scott Steindorff are working together on the project, and plan to shop it around Cannes next month in search of financing.

It’s been a while since Hollywood produced a decent sexy thriller, and Eszterhas could be just the man to resurrect the genre from its watery grave. Less dolphin sex this time around, though, eh?

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.