One of my favorite directors, Brian De Palma (“Carrie,” “Scarface,” “Mission Impossible” and “The Untouchables”), has signed to direct “The Boston Stranglers” for producer Gale Anne Hurd’s (“The Incredible Hulk”).

The film is adapted by Alan Rosen from Susan Kelly’s nonfiction book “The Boston Stranglers: The Public Conviction of Albert DeSalvo and the True Story of Eleven Shocking Murders.”

The thriller will detail the early-’60s Beantown killings and their controversial resolution..

Apparently, the Strangler case continues to stir debate. Many question whether Albert DeSalvo — a publicity hound who confessed to the murders and was later stabbed to death while incarcerated on unrelated charges — was the actual killer.