It’s to this territory he now returns with A Cure for Wellness; a wholly original horror based on a story by both Verbinski and Justin Haythe, with the latter penning the script.
A frequent collaborator with Johnny Depp, Verbinski’s most notable for directing the first three Pirates of the Caribbean films, alongside Disney’s The Lone Ranger and animation Rango.
However, the director was also responsible for 2002’s The Ring, which launched a franchise and a short-lived hysteria for American remakes of Japanese horror flicks.