Simon Beaufoy and Danny Boyle have found a system that works: Beaufoy writes the script, Boyle directs the movie, and nominations are passed out in some of the biggest Oscar categories. Thus far it has worked twice, both walking home with plenty of hardware back in 2008 with Slumdog Millionaire and their newest, 127 Hours, waiting to see how 6 nominations turn out. You don't mess with success, and now it appears the two have found what they will do together next.

Beaufoy recently spoke with BBC America and revealed that he is currently working on an adaptation of the Toby Barlow novel Sharp Teeth, and while Boyle isn't 100% attached yet, the writer was quoted saying, "If I write it well enough, he’ll direct it." Set in Los Angeles, the book very much focuses on the gangland territories, but there's a catch - the gangs can transform at will into packs of wild dogs. It's unknown who they will get to star in the project.

Also cool about this story is that, should he direct it, this will be the second time Boyle takes a legendary horror creature and twists it, the first time coming in 2002 when he made the not-a-zombie-movie 28 Days Later. Obviously the whole thing is going to be set up as a metaphor, which worked quite nicely for District 9 in 2009. If it's Boyle and Beaufoy, it's worth keeping in mind.