Crime novelist Barry Hutchison hopes filming might start next year in the Scottish Highlands.
What started out as a jokey suggestion for a midges horror movie now has a script, a director, a producer - and a plan to begin filming next year.his idea for mutant flesh-eating midgies"It did go a bit crazy," said Hutchison, who writes crime novels under the name JD Kirk.
He added: "It was an unusual situation to have national newspapers talking about a film-maker's concept. There was pressure to get on it." Born in Italy and raised in Scotland, Avezzano has worked as a commercial director for brands including Irn Bru, Ikea and Porsche.Hutchison and Avezzano have now been joined by Mick Betancourt, a writer and producer from Chicago who has worked on 24 shows, including Prime Video's crime series Reacher and The Purge action-horror films.
Hutchison added: "There will be scenes when we don't want midgies because we'll building up the tension."Blood meal
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