Lionsgate plans to remake the 1997 cult sci-fi thriller "Cube."

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Saman Kesh, who attracted Hollywood attention in 2013 with his sci-fi short "Controller," is attached to direct the reimagined film, apparently titled "Cubed." Philip Gawthorne ("EastEnders") will write the script, based on Kesh's new take on the concept.

Directed and co-written by Vincenzo Natali ("Splice"), the original centered on a group of strangers trapped together in a series of identical, deadly cube-shaped rooms. The new version is described as "a sci-fi survival thriller about artificial intelligence, humanity and the birth of a new 'digital' race."

Roy Lee and Jon Spaihts are on board as producers.