Hollywood actress Julianne Moore has reportedly signed on to star in the supernatural horror thriller Shelter.

Moore is best known for her roles in Children of Men, The Hours, Far From Heaven, Hannibal, An Ideal Husband, Magnolia and The End of the Affair.

US actress Julianne Moore removes her sunglasses during a photocall on a hotel terrace for Tom Kalin's film Savage Grace at the 60th Cannes Film Festival, May 18, 2007.(photo: Xinhua/Reuters)

Based on a script by Identity and Jack Frost writer Michael Cooney, Shelter is set to be directed by Swedish filmmakers Mans Marlind and Bjorn Stein, media said.

Marlind and Stein previously collaborated on Storm.

Shelter is slated to begin shooting in late March in Pittsburgh, Pa., the entertainment industry trade paper said.

Actresses Julianne Moore (R) and Ellen Barkin pose for photographers at the Museum of the Moving Image Salute to Tom Cruise in New York, Nov. 6, 2007.

(Agencies via China Daily January 30, 2008)