Tom Hiddleston will star in the film adaptation of J.G. Ballard’s novel High Rise, which begins filming in June.

Kill List director Ben Wheatley recently signed on to direct the High Rise adaptation, which has reportedly been sitting on the backburner for quite a while attempting to be made.

The novel was written by J.G. Ballard in 1975 and the script will be adapted by Amy Jump. Jump has partnered with Wheatley multiple times, including his most recent film Kill List.

High Rise takes place “in a tower block, which is supposed to be a gleaming new, exciting and exotic home for its affluent residents, but ends up isolating and factionalizing them into all-out war, with the surface sophistication degenerating to primal savagery.”

Collider reports that Wheatley announced via Twitter that the film’s production will start this June and also revealed that Thor: The Dark World actor Tom Hiddleston has been cast in the starring role.

Wheatley discussed the style of the film saying, “We’ve gone back and Amy’s written a script that’s very close to the book. It’s set in 1975… it’s going to look like the 70s. It’s going to be very styled in that way. We’re looking at the Ridley Scott adverts of that period. It’s going to be modern in a way that the 70s looked.”

The tweet also included the excellent art seen above by the artist Jay Shaw, which features the novel’s towering backdrop. It’s some great work and gets us excited about the film’s potential. With Hiddleston proving to be versatile and incredibly magnetic on the big screen, we’re definitely intrigued by his involvement.

We’ll be sure to keep an eye on this film’s development, especially now that Hiddleston has signed on to star in the novel’s adaptation.