James Huth, helmer of Gallic faux-surf b.o. smash “Brice de Nice,” and Jean-Baptiste Maunier, the star of “Les Choristes,” are teaming on the teen comedy Hellphone, according to Variety. The script bears a resemblance to John Carpenter’s “Christine,” said Eric Altmeyer, producing with his brother Nicolas Altmeyer via their shingle Mandarin. Only this time, the obsessional admirer is a cellphone, rather than a car. Initially the phone helps Maunier’s character woo the prettiest girl in high school but then its behavior takes a turn for the nasty. “Hellphone” is slated to begin lensing in Paris in June.
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