VIDEO : 'Horns' Helmer Alexandre Aja to Direct 'The Marquis'

French director Alexandre Aja, who helmed the 2013 film Horns starring Daniel Radcliffe, will direct The Marquis, a 17th century period romance drama based on the true story of Marquis de Montespan. Aja also wrote the script for the project, which is based on Jean Teulé's novel Le Montespan. The film, which will be in English, centers on the relationship between the Marquis Louis Henri de Montespan and his wife Athenais, who became the mistress of Louis XIV. Aja commented, "This is the story of an extremely passionate couple, who, for nearly 30 years sought to free themselves from the muck of this hypocritical society they lived in."