Vancouver - Insight Film Studios is in preproduction on While She Was Out, a thriller starring Kim Basinger (L.A. Confidential, 8 Mile) as a suburban housewife who becomes stranded in a forest full of murderous thugs. Shooting begins in Vancouver on Feb. 5 with a wrap date of March 16.

The indie feature is budgeted at under $10 million, produced by Kirk Shaw of Insight and L.A. producers Don Murphy of Angry Films (Natural Born Killers) and Mary Aloe of Proud Mary Entertainment. The feature marks the directorial debut of Susan Montford, a Scottish screenwriter and producer.