Katie Holmes has signed on to star in Guillermo del Toro’s forthcoming scarefest Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark.

Based on a 1973 television movie, Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark revolves around an eight-year-old girl who moves into a new house with her dad and his girlfriend.

After she discovers that the property is infested with devilish monsters, she struggles to convince the adults.

Holmes will play the girlfriend in one of her first major movie roles since Batman Begins.

Guillermo del Toro, who made Pan’s Labyrinth, will co-write and produce the movie, while Troy Nixey will be directing.

Filming will start this summer in Melbourne.

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