http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3263307/afm-13-julias-eyes-directors-shomer-channels-the-exorcist/

Variety reports that the supernatural thriller Shomer is materializing with Citadel and The White Queen star Aneurin Barnard, pictured below, on board and Lawrence Bender (Inglourious Basterds), Lauren Selig and Ray Ricord producing.

“Barnard will portray a 25-year-old man chosen to be a shomer, a person required by ancient biblical law to stay with a corpse and recite prayers until final burial. As he begins his overnight vigil with the body of a doctor, inexplicable occurrences begin to take place that show a powerful evil possessing the corpse.”

Shomer is in pre-production and will be directed by Spanish filmmaker Guillem Morales (Julia’s Eyes, pictured) from a script by David Abram Nahmod.

The project was unveiled on the eve of the American Film Market. Exclusive Media has picked up international rights to Shomer and will be selling them at AFM.

“Guillem Morales is the perfect director for ‘Shomer,’ which is a great Polanski-esque version of ‘The Exorcist’ and we are delighted to have Aneurin Barnard who is such an accomplished young actor cast in the lead role,” said Bender.