Linkin Park member's directorial debut picked up

Linkin Park band member Joseph Hahn is making his feature film directorial debut with "Mall" and it has been picked up for North American distribution.

Paragon Pictures bosses have acquired the rights to the thriller, which was co-written by actor Vincent D'Onofrio and features Gina Gershon, Cameron Monaghan and Peter Stormare, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

Hahn has directed most of Linkin Park's videos.

The movie, which is about a shoot-out at a shopping centre, will be released later this year.