Kate Beckinsale has stepped in to replace Sarah Jessica Parker in the Screen Gems horror thriller VACANCY, says The Hollywood Reporter.

Frank Whaley has been cast as the motel thriller's anti-hero.

Set to be directed by Nimrod Antal ("Kontroll") based on a script by Mark L. Smith, VACANCY will co-star Beckinsale and Luke Wilson as a couple who find videocams in their motel room, then realize they are being taped for a snuff film.

The project marks a return for Beckinsale to Screen Gems following her starring roles in the "Underworld" films. She most recently was seen in Sony Pictures' "Click," opposite Adam Sandler.