Daisy Ridley in negotiations to join thriller The Ice Beneath Her’

Los Angeles Apr 28: Actor Daisy Ridley is in talks to star in psychological thriller The Ice Beneath Her , based on the 2015 novel of the same name by Swedish writer Camilla Grebe.

Andrew Lazar, who backed American Sniper , is producing the STX Entertainment’s project, reported Deadline.

Radio Silence, a filmmaking collective that consists of Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett and Chad Villella, is attached to direct and produce.

Grebe’s bestselling novel is similar in tone to Gone Girl and The Girl On The Train .

The plot follows a grisly murder: after a woman is found beheaded in the house of a prominent businessman, an investigator and psychological profiler try to solve the case.

Caitlin Parrish has adapted the book for the big screen.