But “Birth” was 2004 and [Johnathan] Glazer’s barely been heard of since.
What Happened: He’s been developing and developing a creepy sci-fi-ish novel called “Under the Skin” by Michel Faber about aliens who pose as humans in the English countryside and prey off of unsuspecting denizens of the region, but until recently there has been little public movement. Gemma Arterton had been quietly attached for some time, but in the fall it was announced that Scarlett Johansson had now taken on the lead role of the sexy female alien who uses her seductive charms to entrap human prey. It’s a great script, another strange and icy-toned thriller-drama that’s very much in Glazer’s wheelhouse. Hopefully it happens, because again, Scarjo is just a tiny bit in demand and “Under the Skin” is a much smaller (and interior, think “
Never Let Me Go” with a more horrific bent) film that will probably have to wait for tentpoles like “The Avengers” to finish up first.
