Longtime producer Dean Devlin looks poised to make his directorial debut some time soon, and his project of choice will be a thriller called "Ghosting."

According to The Hollywood Reporter, "Dean Devlin finally is making his long-awaited shift from producer to director. He will direct "Ghosting," an effects-packed paranormal thriller, he said Thursday. Jessie Alexander's script centers on a crippled cop who works with a group of undercover investigators who temporarily paralyze hearts to move back and forth between the land of the living and the dead."

Mr. Devlin is best known from his previous partnership with Roland Emmerich; together the pair produced "Stargate," "Independence Day," and "Godzilla."