Emma Stone is in early talks to join Guillermo del Toro's paranormal thriller Crimson Peak.

Plot details are being kept under wraps, while Guillermo del Toro and Lucinda Coxon re-write the screenplay, originally written by the director and Matthew Robbins. Legendary Pictures is producing.

Emma Stone most recently appeared in Ruben Fleischer's crime drama Gangster Squad and is gearing up for her role in Marc Webb's The Amazing Spider-Man 2.

Production is slated to begin in early 2014.