Vincenzo Natali is the latest Canadian movie director to cast a Hollywood star in a lead role, after Little Miss Sunshine’s Abigail Breslin joins Haunter, the genre pic from Copperheart Entertainment now shooting in Toronto through May 19.

The reverse ghost story also stars local talent like Stephen McHattie, Peter Outerbridge, Michelle Nolden and David Hewlett (Rise of the Planet of the Apes).

Haunter is told from the perspective of the spirit of Lisa, a teenage girl played by Breslin, who remains trapped in the same house since her family died in 1986.

Principal photography will also take place in Brantford, Ontario, with Steve Hoban and  Mark Smith.

Jon Joffin will serve as DOP, with production design by Peter Cosco.

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