Bella Thorne joins `Amityville` horror movie

Los Angeles: Disney star Bella Thorne has been cast in Blumhouse and Dimension Films` `Amityville` horror movie.

Thorne joins `The Machinist` star Jennifer Jason Leigh in the remake of the 1979 film, reportedly. `Amityville` will centre on Leigh as a mother of three who moves into the infamous house of horrors. Thorne`s role in the film is yet to be revealed. Franck Khalfoun of `Maniac` fame is slated to direct with a script co-written by Daniel Farrands and Casey La Scala. The duo will produce the film, slated to release on January 2, 2015. Thorne is also attached to Voltage Pictures` thriller `Home Invasion`, the Adam Sandler-starrer comedy `Blended` and the Disney movie `Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day`.