Lurking In The Shadows

Bill Nighy (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest) is set to play in the upcoming fantasy adaptation "Shadowland" says Shock 'Till You Drop

Based upon Peter Straub's book the story follows a young university student lured by a charismatic old gentleman into a world of magic, but is forced to decide whether or not to join the forces of evil to save the life of his best friend.

Nighy is playing a dark sorcerer

Natalie Dormer also stars.

Erik Canuel is directing from Larry Leahy's adapted script.

Nighy's a popular genre guy soon to be seen in the October 8th assassin thriller Wild Target the much anticipated Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I November 19th