Chris Carter Heads Up Philosophical Investigation

According to Variety, X-Files creator Chris Carter will direct the thriller A Philosophical Investigation at Paramount Pictures. Carter and X-Files associate Frank Spotnitz have signed on as co-writers and will produce with Mace Neufeld.

Based on the novel by Philip Kerr, the story is set in the near future where genetic testing is mandatory to identify individuals predisposed to violence. The trade says the plot centers on a female Scotland Yard inspector who's drawn into a cat-and-mouse game when a sociopathic computer expert finds himself on the list and decides to kill others on it.

Neufeld hopes the script will be ready in a few months. No casting has been set. Carter is currently adapting the book The World of Ted Serios and intends to direct at Dimension. Spotnitz recently wrote Doomsday Crossing for Revolution and is co-writing and will direct a remake of Star Chamber for FX.

Source: Variety