James McTeigue set to direct Alien Sleeper Cell

James McTeigue (known for directing V for Vendetta, Ninja Assassin, and The Raven) has just signed on to direct the sci-fi thriller Alien Sleeper Cell which is being described as “a fresh and surprising take on the all-too-familiar alien invasion genre that features the tense tone of The Bourne Identity.”

According to the THR description, Alien Sleeper Cell has elements that “harken to Bourne Identity and TV’s The Americans but applied to an alien invasion scenario.” [hit the jump to continue]

Felipe Linz is the man behind the concept and will be executive producer on the project. The screenplay is penned by Morgan Davis Foehl, who is known for his pitch called The Asset to 20th Century Fox and was brought in to do the script for the game Mass Effect. He is currently attached to the script of Michael Mann’s Blackhat, a cybercrime film starring Chris Hemsworth and Viola Davis.

James McTeigue's latest film "Survivor" which is a spy thriller with Pierce Brosnan, Milla Jovovich, Emma Thompson, Angela Bassett and Dylan McDermott, is set for release September 2015.