Dakota Fanning to lead Ishana Night Shyamalan's directorial debut 'The Watchers'

Actor Dakota Fanning will star in 'The Watchers', the upcoming thriller which marks the directorial debut of Ishana Night Shyamalan, daughter of filmmaker M Night Shyamalan. Ishana, who recently served as writer and director on the critically-acclaimed 'Servant', which was showrun by her father, has adapted the film from author A M Shine's novel of the same name, according to the reports.

In 'The Watchers', Fanning will essay the role of Mina, a 28-year-old artist, who gets stranded in an expansive, untouched forest in western Ireland.

"When Mina finds shelter, she unknowingly becomes trapped alongside three strangers that are watched and stalked by mysterious creatures each night," the official logline read.

Production on the thriller will begin later this year with the studio eyeing a June 7, 2024, worldwide release.

Ishana, a graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, also directed the second unit on her father's hit films 'Old' (2021) and 'Knock at the Cabin' (2023).

Fanning will be next seen in 'Equalizer 3', which reunites her with 'Man on Fire' co-star Denzel Washington.

Her upcoming projects also include limited series 'The Perfect Couple' and Steve Zaillian's 'Ripley' adapted from Patricia Highsmith's Tom Ripley novels.