- Screenwriter Joe Eszterhas claimed that British director Emerald Fennell was in negotiations to helm Amazon's planned reboot of the 1992 erotic thriller Basic Instinct.
- Fennell's representative swiftly denied these claims, stating there was 'no truth' to them and that she is “not involved in any way”.
- Amazon MGM Studios also refuted Eszterhas's assertions, calling them “categorically false” in a statement.
- Eszterhas, who wrote the original and the new screenplay, remains confident the reboot will proceed, teasing a storyline involving copycat serial killers with supernatural elements.
- Sharon Stone, the star of the original film, had previously dismissed the idea of a reboot and criticised Eszterhas's writing abilities.
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