Dune and Dune Part 2 screenwriter Jon Spaihts is set to make his directorial debut with a sci-fi thriller, a project which was unveiled at the Toronto International Film Festival this week.

Film studio Laika is producing the film about a woman investigating a mystery that took place during a week she cannot remember. “This is an original passion project I’ve been eager to turn to for a while, and I couldn’t ask for better partners. Laika has a clear creative vision, and a tradition of meticulous, bespoke storytelling that suits this project very well,” Spaihts said of in a statement being introduced this week to buyers at TIFF.

“Laika has long admired Jon’s iconic work as a screenwriter. He is one of the most imaginative and inventive storytellers working today, and we’re honored to partner with him as he brings his unique vision and soul to the director’s chair for the first time with a wholly original idea that is as thought-provoking as it is moving,” Laika president of live action film and series Matt Levin said.

Though Jon Spaihts is best known for his work with Denis Villeneuve and Eric Roth on Dune, which earned him an Oscar nomination for best adapted screenplay, he’s also known for having written Ridley Scott’s Prometheus, Passengers, and Marvel’s Doctor Strange.