Strathairn joins horror remake "Two Sisters"

By Tatiana Siegel

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - David Strathairn has signed on to star in the horror remake "A Tale of Two Sisters."

Elizabeth Banks already has joined the DreamWorks project, which is based on Kim Jee-Woon's 2003 Korean thriller of the same name.

Strathairn will play a concerned father of two girls who return home after spending time in a mental institution. Once there, they are forced to deal with their stepmother's (Banks) obsessive and unbalanced ways as well as an interfering ghost.

Brothers Thomas and Charles Guard will direct "Sisters," which is scheduled to start filming next month in Shreveport, La.

Strathairn's upcoming films include "The Bourne Ultimatum," "The Spiderwick Chronicles" and "My Blueberry Nights," which recently screened at Cannes. He was nominated for a best actor Oscar for 2005's "Good Night, and Good Luck."

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter