ZDF Enterprises enters 'Killing House'

BERLIN -- ZDF Enterprises, the commercial arm of German pubcaster ZDF, has boarded Mythic International Entertainment's action-thriller "The Killing House." Directed by Mythic's Jonathan English ("Ironclad), pic is set in the world of the SAS, the British Army's Special Air Service unit, and follows an officer who questions his morality after a particularly brutal mission. Mythic describes the action-packed story and conspiracy-laden plot as "reminiscent of the 'Bourne' films and classics such as 'Three Days of the Condor.'" The deal was brokered by Margrit Staerk, ZDF Enterprises' director of feature films. It's the latest acquisition for ZDF Enterprises, which has been intensifying its focus on international indies and nabbing all rights to its pick-ups. The company recently acquired Ami Canaan Mann's "Texas Killing Fields," starring Sam Worthington and Jeffrey Dean Morgan; Stephen Sommers' "Odd Thomas," with Anton Yelchin; and Rob Cohen's "I, Alex Cross," starring Tyler Perry. "The Killing House" is slated to begin filming in May in the U.K., Germany, Belgium and Hungary. Casting is currently underway on the project. Mythic International Entertainment's Andrew Curtis and Rick Benattar are producing along with English, who also helmed the company's medieval actioner "Ironclad," starring Paul Giamatti and James Purefoy. Contact Ed Meza at staff@variety.com