Merrick here...


Yesterday we linked out to a Hollywood Reporter article that said INCREDIBLE HULK director Louis Leterrier would be developing/directing a movie called STRAYS. You can read our report
HERE.

Little was said regarding STRAYS' nature, other than it was about a group of consultants who wake up in an abandoned radioactive city in Russia & have to get out...but something dangerous stands between them and escape.

We later updated our piece indicating that HR's information may not be accurate & that Leterrier will write and produce the project, but probably won't direct it (an arrangement similar to his relationship with Luc Bessson on the TRANSPORTER films).

And, still, not much was known about the film - which HR described as an "eco-thriller".

Keep all of this in mind...

Last night, I received a provocative-but-mysterious e-mail from a source who (to the best of my knowledge) has never been tested by AICN. Which means, take all of this with a grain of salt until more information is gathered.

The e-mail has a slightly different description of STRAYS...one that sounds closer to WOLFEN than any of the titles thrown around in yesterday's Talkbacks.

The mystery message describes STRAYS thusly:

The Russians have been having problems in and around Moscow
with hyper-intelligent feral dogs that the police believe are responsible for missing homeless people.

These dogs are intelligent enough to catch rides on trolleys and subway trains to go to specific destinations.

More would be known about them, but they are aware that they are being studied and they go out of their way to conceal their activities.

So, are these megadogs the "strays" of the title? Are these dogs the dangerous obstacles standing between our consultant team & escape from the radioactive city? Or, are we talking about two disparate concepts here?

We'll let you know as we learn more...