Paul Giamatti with the award for Best Male Actor in a Motion Picture at the Golden Globes | Photo Credit: Mario Anzuoni
Paul Giamatti will star in the TV adaptation Hostel,
The 2005 American horror film by Eli Roth is being adapted into a “high thriller” series by studio Fifth Season, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Hostel The film focuses on a gang of American backpackers who stay in a boys’ hostel in Slovakia. There, they face a variety of terrors perpetrated by a nefarious organization. The film was a box-office hit and spawned two sequels.
Roth is set to direct the series adaptation and write the screenplay with Chris Briggs. Mike Fleiss, who co-created the original film series, will serve as executive producer alongside Briggs. Details about Giamatti’s role are currently under wraps.
Paul Giamatti was recently nominated for an Academy Award and won a Golden Globe for his performance in Alexander Payne’s film. The Holdovers (2023).
