'Wild Things' Team to Become 'Backstabbers'

Neve Campbell and Denise Richards are in talks to team up for the noirish thriller Backstabbers. The film will be directed by John McNaughton and written by Stephen Peters. All four talents worked on 1998's semi-classic Wild Things. Backstabbers is a sexy caper about a rich New York man who masterminds his wife's kidnapping after being encouraged by his mistress. Little known to him, the mistress and his bodyguard are about to doublecross him.

Wild Things barely made $30m upon release in March of 98, but has since gathered a cult following that made it a staple of erotic cinema. One of the first mainstream films to ever feature a graphic threesome, the Everglades-set film featured surprising twists, campy performances and a tongue-in-cheek sense of humor. The cast also included Matt Dillon, Kevin Bacon and Bill Murray. No word yet on whether any of those actors will be on board for Backstabbers, but it would be a great treat if they were to join. Wild Things spawned two successful direct to video sequels that were widely panned due to their all-too-serious tone.

In my opinion, Wild Things put to rest such films as Basic Instinct, Never Talk to Strangers and Jade - those pesky 90's sex thrillers with femme fatales, corrupt cops, and slezy noir atmosphere. It basically played like the ultimate, campy sex thriller. Let's hope they can bring it back in style and whoop Basic Instinct 2's ass a few times over.