Emerald Fennell Circling ‘Basic Instinct’ Reboot, Writer Joe Eszterhas Claims

Home Film News Apr 7, 2026 6:50am PT Emerald Fennell Circling ‘Basic Instinct’ Reboot, Writer Joe Eszterhas Claims By Brent Lang Plus Icon Brent Lang Executive Editor BrentALang Latest ‘Becky Shaw’ Broadway Review: Alden Ehrenreich Steals the Show in Ferociously Funny Blind-Date Comedy 12 hours ago Shudder Acquires Girls’ Trip Thriller ‘Find Your Friends’ (EXCLUSIVE) 23 hours ago Box Office: ‘Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Earns Hefty $24.6 Million on Thursday; Robert Pattinson, Zendaya’s ‘The Drama’ Nabs $1.7 Million in Previews 4 days ago See All Everett Collection Director Emerald Fennell may be ready to dust off the ice pick, at least if Joe Eszterhas is to be believed. The “Promising Young Woman” and “Saltburn” filmmaker loves to push the envelope and that attraction for transgressive storytelling may have led her to… “Basic Instinct 3“? Well, that’s what Eszterhas, who gave the world Catherine Tramell in 1992’s “Basic Instinct,” as well as Jennifer Beals’ steel worker/dancer in 1994’s “Flashdance,” claims in a new interview with the Guardian. Eszterhas announced last year that he was writing a “Basic Instinct” reboot. Related Stories Olympian Shaun White's Snowboarding, Freeskiing Competition 'The Snow League' Takes Over Sundance Slot in Park City (EXCLUSIVE)